“It’s true the club has undergone a reshuffling,” Anzhi vice-president German Chistyakov told local media today.
“General director Alan Soziyev had already left the club by mutual consent. We’re not going to discuss why, it’s a matter for the club,” he said.
“As for the coach, we plan to meet Krasnozhan on Monday and make a decision then.”
Krasnozhan, 48, joined Anzhi at the end of the year after he was sacked by Lokomotiv Moscow earlier in the season despite them being among the league leaders at the time. Lokomotiv said he was fired for “negligence in his job” following a controversial defeat by Anzhi.
Shortly after being named Anzhi director in December, Soziyev, a former Krasnozhan agent, brought him to the wealthy club from the volatile North Caucasus region to replace Andrei Gordeyev and Brazilian Roberto Carlos. The duo had been placed in charge in a joint caretaker capacity in September when the long-serving coach Gadzhi Gadzhiyev was sacked.
Anzhi, bankrolled by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, have been linked with several high-profile coaches, including Fabio Capello and former Russia boss Guus Hiddink, in the past. – Reuters
