“Would you join Zenit Saint Petersburg if they offered you 5 million euros a year?” Ukrainian footballer Roman Yaremchuk didn’t hedge or hesitate when asked this question in a late 2019 interview. “No,” he answered. “It’s a great question, but in today’s situation, I wouldn’t go. One hundred percent. I have everything I need in life and that is enough for me.”
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Zenit's Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy runs with the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group G football match between RB Leipzig and Zenit Petersburg on Oct. 23, 2019, at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, eastern Germany.
