Luciano Spalletti: I‘ll work at Zenit until end of contract if I don’t get fired

Zenit St. Petersburg head coach Luciano Spalletti denied previous reports alleging he was going to resign unless the club bought ‘two or three top players’.

«My position is one that can be replaced by another man, as well as the positions of players. Zenit has always had and will have coaches of the highest level, so will it be Spalletti or someone else, the fans should not worry. Zenit will always be coached by strong professionals. I reiterated my attitude on many occasions over the past two years that I’ve been working in Russia: all the people in Zenit – the players, the officials, the fans, Mr. Dyukov, Mr. Miller – granted me a warm reception. If I don’t get fired, I won’t leave Zenit until the end of my contact. And I will always put my heart into my work at Zenit – if the club thinks I meet this level,» Spalletti said as quoted by the club’s official website.