“Hello to all the fans! Today is a sad day for me and my family. All I can say to you is thank you for everything that’s happened to me in these four years here. They were full of feelings, victories and titles. Fortunately, I was able to score goals often too! There were many happy moments and joy.
The beginning of my path at Zenit was sad because I got injured, but then I was able to recover quickly and come back to the pitch to continue doing what I love with all my heart, playing football.
I’m extremely happy with every single thing that happened to me here, with every match and all the experience that I got in this time. I’m not saying goodbye to you, I’m saying au revoir. I’m leaving with a special feeling that now I’m one of you, I’m a Zenit fan. I’m sure that blue-white-sky blues will stay victorious and keep winning trophies without me!
Thank you to all the players, the coaching staff members and the club workers I’ve shared so many great moments with. I came here as just a fan, but I’m leaving as someone who carries love for Zenit deep inside their heart. I’m going to be with the team mentally in every match even having this distance separating us.
I’m glad to have a new challenge in life, a new sports aim, but I will keep supporting Zenit even from afar! And now I want to say:
Zenit, Piter, I love you!”
