Aleksey Miranchuk has been personally affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine but Atalanta’s support is proving vital.
The 26-year-old Russian forward is struggling to focus on football in recent weeks, with his mind filled with thoughts on the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking to his friend Ruslan Malinovskyi and others, the former Lokomotiv Moscow man feels out of place in the Bergamo squad and almost guilty just by association.
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Atalanta, the fans and his teammates have not stopped supporting Miranchuk, however. His refusal to celebrate after scoring against Sampdoria was touching but the hugs from his teammates sent a message loud and clear, that he was a part of the family.
Miranchuk risked leaving Atalanta last summer when Milan were strongly interested in him, as were Genoa in the January transfer window, but now it’s clear that he’s more and more at home in Bergamo, and he could become an even more regular feature under Gian Piero Gasperini.
Il #Milan, #Gasperini e la guerra in Ucraina: #Miranchuk non deve più sentirsi fuori posto https://t.co/6EQ670BX0H pic.twitter.com/xqCe1UzWPK
— calciomercato.com (@cmdotcom) March 5, 2022
Good player, needs to play regularly to shine.