Elena Ilyukhina: "This is a very significant event for the club"
The Chairman of the board of directors spoke to us after the Gazprom Academy graduation ceremony for the class of 2019.
Photo: Анна Мейер
This is an exciting event not only for the boys graduating, but also for all of us, because we have here two very significant events for the club, both the graduation for boys born in 2002 and the entry for the youngest children born in 2010. I am very excited by developments at the club.
Do you think we will see many of the Zenit Academy graduates born in 2002 playing on the pitch in the future?
I always believe in the best possible outcomes. I want to say that all the guys will turn out to be professional footballers. It's another question on what level of this professional football they will play at and for which teams.
