In response to a question from a Instagram subscriber whether Kokorin will remain at Zenith, Valitova wrote: “Unfortunately, Sasha will not continue her career at Zenith. This is a big pain for him, but nothing depends on him, in this situation all decisions are made by the club management. Today he was informed. He does not intend to pursue a career in Sochi; in this regard, the Zenit leadership decided to send him to train and play for Zenit-2 before the end of the season.
September 17, 2019 Kokorin was released on parole. He signed a contract with Zenit, but was not announced by the club for the first part of the 2019/20 season. The footballer was convicted of several brawls in the center of Moscow that took place in October 2018.
On January 21, Sochi announced the lease of Kokorin, but after that the player’s agent repeatedly stated that the player did not want to move to another club.
Earlier it was reported that a decision on the future of Kokorin will be made on January 29.