In one of them, he is charged with attempted manslaughter and assault, the other case is related to drug smuggling. In February, the Brazilian football players of Zenit Malcolm and Claudinho received Russian citizenship.
The Spartak football club asked the ministry to assist in obtaining citizenship for Quincy Promes of Dutch origin, but they refused.
The refusal of the Ministry of Sports is connected with the court cases of the player in the Netherlands, Dmitry Zelenov, head of the press service of the red and white, told reporters. In one of them, he is charged with attempted manslaughter and assault, the other case is related to drug smuggling.
In February, the Brazilian football players of Zenit Malcolm and Claudinho received Russian citizenship.
Most likely, the fact is that Promes played for the Dutch national team, says Mikhail Tyapkov, deputy editor-in-chief of the Sport24 portal.
“The main reason why the Ministry of Sports did not help Promes with the citizenship of the Russian Federation may be the fact that Promes played for the Dutch national team, the main team, that is, there are no prospects for him to play for the Russian national team, while Malcolm and Claudinhos have experience of playing only for the youth Olympic and youth teams of Brazil, respectively, they can hypothetically become players of the Russian national team.
Perhaps, of course, the fact that in his homeland in Holland Promes is being held in a criminal case also played a role. But, on the other hand, in the current situation, I don’t know what effect this could have, again, as far as I remember, he has not been convicted at the moment, that is, the sentence has not entered into force there.
Here you need to know well the legal intricacies of obtaining Russian citizenship, because, as far as I remember, in general, when obtaining citizenship of any country, you need at least a certificate stating that he is not convicted. But I think that in any case, from the point of view of the Ministry of Sports, which in one way or another cares about the interests of the national teams, and not about the interests of the clubs or even more so of specific football players, (it does not make sense).”
This football season, Promes shares the first place in the scorer race of the Russian Championship with Vladimir Sychev from Krylya Sovetov. Both forwards scored 14 goals each.