MOSCOW, March 1, Andrey Vasilchin. The main football news of the week: the leader of Spartak Moscow, Quincy Promes, was unable to fly from the UAE to Russia with the “red-whites”. The Muscovites held training camps in the Emirates and the day before went to St. Petersburg, where on Saturday they will play the central match of the 19th round of the RPL against Zenit.
What happened at Dubai airport Promes was detained on February 29 while going through passport control and taken to the police station. Journalists and fans came to the logical conclusion that the situation in the UAE is connected with the recent verdict of the Amsterdam District Court, which sentenced Promes to six years in prison for cocaine smuggling. However, at that time there was no confirmation. Moreover, journalist Ivan Karpov subsequently wrote that the player got into an accident in Dubai and fled the scene.
As a result, the footballer, who was put on the international wanted list, remained in the UAE along with representatives of the club's security service.
“We always knew (Spartak did not) that Promes is a criminal! But we only learned now that he is also a rare fool… But does Spartak know about this?
Commentator Dmitry Guberniev publication in personal Telegram channel
Events of March 1 However, a day passed, and Promes never flew out of the UAE. It became obvious : in the most important match against Zenit, head coach Guillermo Abascal will not be able to count on his most important starting player.
The first official statement from Spartak in the last two days:
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"Promes will miss the match with Zenit. The footballer is still in the UAE. The club is in touch with him and provides the necessary assistance in resolving the circumstances that did not allow him to fly to St. Petersburg on time. Considering that Promes will not participate in the game for personal reasons, the club will take disciplinary measures against him after returning to Russia.»
The Dutch television channel NOS clarified the situation. The Netherlands has begun negotiations on the extradition of the football player from the UAE. It was noted that the prosecutor's office initiated negotiations with local law enforcement agencies regarding the extradition of the athlete. If this happens, the Russian champion, winner of the country's Cup and Super Cup will go to jail until 2031.
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"Promes is the leader of the team, a goal-scoring football player. Without him, «Spartak» There will definitely be difficulties in the match with Zenit. In any case, I am sure that the club needs to protect him. During the time that he was in Russia, I don’t remember any negativity with his participation. He served Spartak faithfully and truly; getting rid of him in such a situation would be wrong. Even if he stumbled.»
Evgeniy LovchevVeteran of Spartak
Latest information on the Promes case The player was detained in the UAE for a local offense, and not in connection with a criminal case of drug smuggling. This was reported by the Dutch prosecutor's office, noting that it is not yet possible to talk about the possibility of extraditing a football player from the Emirates.
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* * *Previously it was reported that the footballer’s defense intends to appeal the decision of the Amsterdam court — the appeal may drag on, and this becomes a big problem for the athlete. Indeed, in many countries he can simply be detained at passport control (for example, Promes will definitely be arrested if he enters his native Netherlands).
- Details The same case, for which Promes received six years in prison, is as follows: in 2020, the police intercepted two shipments of drugs in the port of Antwerp (total weight — about 1370 kg). According to investigators, the prohibited substance belonged to Promes, who was allegedly associated with drug dealer Pete Wartel and was one of the leaders of a large criminal network.
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