The most titled player in the Kontinental hockey League (KHL), five-time winner of the Gagarin Cup Danis Zaripov will continue its participation in the Kazan “AK the leopard”. The striker, who recently turned 39 years old, has extended his contract with the club for another season. On what conditions concluded the new agreement was not reported, but according to unofficial data, the veteran agreed to a significant pay cut.Danis Zaripov, which can be safely called a legend in the KHL, given that he is in League with the Foundation is the most successful player, five times won the Cup, reached an agreement with “AK Bars” on a new contract and spend another season in his native club. Recall the three main trophy of the KHL striker won it with Kazan team, which gave 15 years of his professional career.Despite the fact that “AK bars” really wanted to save Zaripova, and the hockey player had no desire to change the club residence, the negotiations on the extension of the agreement was difficult. The fact that Kazan has offered the famous forward contract at a much more modest financial circumstances compared to those that was with him before. This pushed their primarily the need to reduce the salary budget, to fit into the new ceiling of up to 900 million rubles. besides, with all due respect to veteran in addition to critical from a sporting point of view, age and statistics say not in his favor. In 52 games of the regular season, he scored 27 points in the system “goal plus pass” (13+14), and the first and the last last season in the play-off stages missed due to injury. According to “Business Online”, the leadership of “AK Bars” was willing to pay Zaripov about 40 million rubles, however, his representative requested 100 million rubles.”Traded” — commented on the negotiations Zaripova agent Yuri Nikolaev who hinted that his client is not averse to consider alternative options for a career. There is information that the interest in services showed a striker Chelyabinsk “Tractor”. General Manager of the Kazan club Rafik Yakubov also stressed that does not lose hope for a successful resolution of the situation. It is difficult to say to what amount the parties eventually reached a compromise, but it seems that the player has agreed to a significant pay cut. Significantly more favorable conditions now in the KHL, the 39-year-old Zaripov surely it would be knocked out and left in “AK the leopard”, he could expect that will take the sixth Gagarin Cup under the curtain of his illustrious career.Meanwhile, the “AK bars” has extended his contract not only with Zaripov. New agreements were signed with the defender Andrei Pedana and forwards Kirill Petrov, who, according to unofficial data, also went to the financial concessions the Kazan club. In addition ��wow, different sources report that the team returns forward Alexander Burmistrov, who played a season and a half in Ufa “Salavat yulaeva”. Earlier Rafik Yakubov said that “AK bars” is going to strengthen their ranks and the French striker “Locomotive” by Stephane Da Costa.Alexander Ilyin
