Advocaat doesn’t want Barry Ferguson for Zenit
Published: 07 April, 2009, 15:01
Barry Ferguson (AFP Photo / Adrian Dennis)
TAGS: Sport, Football, Russian Premier League
Coach Dick Advocaat deflated the rumors that he wants Glasgow Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson to join Zenit Saint Petersburg this summer, the British Daily Record reports.
"I was asked if I would be interested in signing Barry if he is leaving Rangers in the summer. My answer was clear. If I did not have a player for that position, then Ferguson would have been one of my choices – but I don't need a player for that position,” Dick Advocaat said. ”So, in principle, I have no need for Barry."
Earlier, the Daily Mirror, claimed Zenit are considering buying Scottish defensive midfielder for £ 3 million.
According to the newspaper, The Rangers star is set to join the Russian side at the end of the season.
The 31-year-old was recently banned from playing for his country after an extended drinking session.
Dick Advocaat used to coach Rangers back in 1998 – 2002 and it was him, who put young Ferguson into the team’s starting line up.
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