Razin willing to let Yakovlev leave Metallurg
Metallurg coach Andrei Razin reportedly wants to part with captain Yegor Yakovlev, but lacks the authority to force a trade without his consent.
Andrei Razin would not mind losing Yegor Yakovlev from his defence, but the "Metallurg" coach has no power to force the issue, according to "Biznes Online".
Yakovlev is 34 and has missed all four of the Magnitogorsk side's games at the start of the season. He is also the captain, chosen for the armband by a vote among the players themselves. Razin had wanted Vladislav Provolnev to wear it instead.
A trade would need Yakovlev's consent, and by all accounts he has none to give: the defenceman is settled in Magnitogorsk and has shown no interest in leaving.
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