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Evrine Nagapeth No more with Italy Modena Volley

Report Ad Earvin Ngapeth   has just told Paris’ L’Equipe newspaper  that he will be leaving Italy’s  Modena  for Russia’s  Zenit Kazan  next season. Here is his official statement: “I made the decision to leave and go to Kazan. This was for two simple reasons: the first is that I feel I have finished my cycle in  Modena . I’ve been there for four and a half years and, apart from the Champions League, I’ve won everything. I feel like I’ve entered a kind of routine at the end of a cycle. I miss something. I feel the need to see something else and put myself at stake to rediscover different stimuli. Second:  Radostin Stoytchev  is a good coach, but he is not my type of coach. You know, we’ve discussed it several times. We had occasional disagreements. I like having my freedom to play. He wants everything to be square and square. I’m not that kind of player. His contract will last two more years and I can not continue like this in a game syst...

Wilfredo Leon no renewe with Zenit Kasa

After the announcement came that  Earvin Ngapeth  was transferring from his current club of Azimut Modena to  Zenit Kazan , suspicions were raised about  Wilfredo Leon ‘s future with the club. Fellow VolleyMob writer Renan Correia  correctly called Leon’s decision not to renew his contract  in his article about the Ngapeth move yesterday, as there was simply no room for him on the Kazan roster. Leon’s choice of destination will greatly impact the layout of club volleyball for the next several years. He is considered the best male volleyball player in the world, and any club that has him on their roster will instantly become a contender for any type of international competition. The club that he is being  linked to most closely at the moment is Sir Safety Conad Perugia , who has been winning everything in the Italian SuperLega this season and will likely face off against  Zenit Kazan  in the Champions League finals this spring. A Leon...