“To be honest, such rumors did not even reach us. We do not have any offers from foreign clubs. Nikita worked with all his might with us - and he has just amazing goalkeeper skills. You yourself may have seen his outstanding performance against Roma. This is the highest level. We are glad for Nikita that he received a call-up to the Russian national team, which also increases the prestige of our club. However, he earned an invitation with his work. We continue to develop, compete with the top clubs in European competitions. There are five matches left in the Norwegian Championship, and we have an excellent chance of finishing the season in first place. If in such a situation Nikita thinks about leaving, then it clearly must be some kind of big club in Russia or Europe. I believe that he will consider only those proposals that will allow him to take a big step forward.There is a whole year left until the end of the contract, which is quite a lot. Of course, we would like to continue working with Nikita in the future, so that he renews the contract. He is very important to us. We would like Nikita to stay for a few more years. However, in football, you can never guess, "RB Sport quotes Thomassen as saying.
The 26-year-old Russian goalkeeper has been playing for the Norwegian club since 2019.
In 2021, he received a debut call to the Russian national team.
Earlier it was reported that two Premier League clubs are interested in the Russian goalkeeper Khaikin.