Avangard surprised me. The club suddenly signed a powerful contract with the KHL superstar
May 29, 2024, 17:56 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Yesterday Vladimir Tkachev was sent to the NHL, and today he registered in Omsk for a long time.
Avangard leader Vladimir Tkachev suddenly found himself in the spotlight this offseason. A year ago, the hockey player signed a three-year contract with the Hawks and, it seems, should not have been somehow connected with the transfer news this summer. However, yesterday information appeared that Tkachev intends to terminate his contract with Avangard and leave for the NHL. Today the club officially announces that Vladimir effectively breaks the current agreement, but only to conclude a new five-year contract with the Omsk team.
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It is difficult to say for sure what role the instantly spread rumor about Tkachev’s desire to try his luck in the United States again played in this story. Perhaps this was an element of pressure on Avangard through the press to hire Vladimir right now for a longer period and on even better financial conditions: SE colleagues report that in the new deal some of the bonuses were transferred to the salary and now Tkachev Guaranteed to receive 120 million rubles per season.
However, Avangard yesterday did not refute the information, and Tkachev’s agent Shumi Babaev, in fact, refused to comment, but it could have added fuel to the fire. At the same time, a year ago a certain gentlemanly and unofficial agreement between the club and the hockey player became known: Tkachev then signed a three-year contract, but supposedly with the opportunity to terminate it in a year if a worthy offer is presented. . he was received from the NHL.
But even if such an offer was made, as yesterday’s news claimed, Tkachev rejected it and signed a long-term contract with Avangard. Moreover, this development of events was unexpected for the hockey player – Babaev himself already told about it today to the “Championship”. Now the history of North America is really closed for Vladimir, and in such a situation one can only be happy for the KHL. A great teacher in the prime of his life remains in the league; This is excellent for the prestige of the organization.
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The advantages of this agreement for Avangard and Tkachev are also obvious. The club has a true superstar and absolute leader for many years, who is also a native of Omsk. Vladimir Eduardovich continues to reign in his hometown, where he is adored, where he shows the best hockey of his career, where his first child has just been born. And all this with a great contract.
Unless the fact that Tkachev’s contract now represents more than 1/9 of the Omsk team’s payroll over the next five years may be confusing. On the other hand, this is a completely normal payment for the right to own a hockey player of an exceptional level for the KHL. In the NHL everything works more or less the same.
