The sporting director of «Alexandria» Ivan Telko commented on Tribuna.com the information regarding winger João Bézerra at the training camp.
Bézerra— Did Bézerra really refuse to return to the team, was late for the training camp, and were agents allegedly blackmailing the club?
— There were no extreme situations. There were more everyday problems. For example, his wife was frightened by the frequent power outages. They wanted better level apartments, which we immediately agreed to help with.
And against this background, the agents wanted to negotiate a clause that was not specified in the contract. They wanted to know the exact amount for which we would let him go, for example, in the summer. As you understand, no one can specify an exact amount, as a player is worth as much as someone is willing to pay for him. Conventionally, someone wants to pay 3 million — and we would say a million?
Therefore, after n-number of conversations, everyone came to understand that negotiating a clause because of power outages wouldn’t work. They weighed all the "pros" and "cons," what it could threaten him if he completely sabotaged his arrival in the team — and they flew in.
The fact of being late for the training camp by 2 days — yes, it is. But there is an important factor that his foreign passport expired at the same time. Obtaining a new one was just before the trip, and in Brazil, the process was delayed by exactly 2 days. One thing overlapped the other. I saw Mr. Igor's report — the information is true, but nothing critical happened. There was no blackmail, no threats — it was just a normal dialogue — “we wanted this,” “and we wanted that,” that’s all.
— So right now there are no problems with Bézerra?
— In short, currently, the relationship is fine. We provided new apartments that suit his wife. We placed large EcoFlows in the apartment. All his needs have been addressed. Now the light in his apartment does not go out at all, because the uninterruptible power supply activates immediately. We also fixed some basic issues — the internet, for example. Just small things they initially didn’t mention, but during their stay in Brazil, they informed us. And we immediately resolved this, that’s it. Everything is okay now.
