“We agreed with him in December that he would stay for five years at CSKA. We agreed on the conditions, gave everything that he wanted. But a week ago, he decided for family reasons to go to North America, ”quotes Esmantovich radio Mayak.

Nesterov has been playing for CSKA since 2017, moving to the army camp from Montreal Canadiens. Last season, the Continental Hockey League (KHL), he scored 23 (7 + 16) in 53 matches of the regular season.

Earlier it was reported that CSKA will sign hockey players Brandon Leipsik and Dmitry Samorukov.