Recruited during the 2022 winter transfer window, Samuel Gigot was loaned to his former club, Spartak Moscow, for six months before joining OM permanently. The 29-year-old defender therefore lived in Russia when the conflict with Ukraine began. He recently confided in this subject, which he notably spoke with the last Marseille recruit, Ruslan Malinovskyi.
FromAvignon, Samuel Gigot realized his dream by joining theOM. If his arrival had been formalized a year ago now, he had finished the season with the Spartak Moscowbefore he could make his debut at Marseilles. Still evolving in the Russian championship at that time, he therefore experienced the beginning of the conflict with theUkraine a little closer.
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“We didn’t really know how it could evolve”
Asked about this by France 3 Paca, Samuel Gigot revealed how he lived this experience. ” We all remained very close together, even the Russians themselves were very nice to us. We didn’t really know how it could evolve, we took things day by day. It depended a bit on the situation if the conflict escalated or not. “said the 29-year-old defender. He was also able to discuss this with his new teammate, Ruslan Malinovskyi : “ We discussed it quietly for a bit. It’s important to know if his family is well. »
Malinovskyi, a player involved for Ukraine
Because the mother and brother of the new Marseille recruit still live in Ukraine. Upon his arrival at theOM, Ruslan Malinovskyi met fellow refugees in Marseilles, notably offering them jerseys. In the columns of Provence, Nataliya Dobryanska, ambassador of Odessa in France and president of Marseille-Odessa, confirmed the involvement of the OM player. ” We met someone sincere, kind and accessible. In these difficult times, this meeting was a breath of fresh air. Ruslan helps our country a lot. With his wife, they are very involved. The first thing he asked me was how he could manage to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine (…) Our compatriots who haven’t seen him are very jealous. Some had a heart attack when they found out an encounter had taken place “, she said.
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