Fabio Celestini led FC Basel to the championship and the cup victory – now he is moving to Russia.
Celestini had long announced that he wanted to leave the club to go to one “Stronger European League” to change. But after a commitment to his ex-Club FC Getafe in Spain, Celestini signed a two-year contract plus option in the Russian league at ZSKA Moscow.
Celestini himself spoke of one after his idea at ZSKA “Big challenge” at a “Big club”.
Sports director: “If he were my friend, I would probably tell him something”
At Celestinis Ex-Club FC Basel, the reactions were very hypothermic. “If Fabio were also a friend of mine privately, I would probably tell him something”said sports director Daniel Stucki. The “Blick” tabloid commented on the 49-year-old’s decision against the background of the Russian War of Agency in Ukraine as “Complete moral crash”.
Basel’s sports director Daniel Stucki
According to “Blick”, he even threatens legal consequences in Switzerland. The former Army Sports Club ZSKA now belongs to the Russian State Bank VEB, which in turn has been on the sanction lists of the European Union, the USA and Switzerland since the beginning of the Ukraine War. If Celestini returns to his homeland before the end of his contract, according to legal experts, he should no longer collect continued payments by the Moscow VEB club.
UEFA and FIFA suspended Russian teams
Russian clubs and national teams are currently suspended by UEFA and FIFA. As a reason for this, the associations and the endangerment of a smooth game operated, as some teams and countries announced a boycott of the games. The war of attack on Ukraine is the reason for suspension, but not the reason.
Basel’s new coach Ludovic Magnin
New coach in Basel: Ludovic Magnin
As the new coach, the Swiss champion signed the long-time Bundesliga professional Ludovic Magnin. And the former player of Werder Bremen and VfB Stuttgart also said about his predecessor: “I have a clear opinion.” But he learned that it was not always smart to say everything you think.