Georgian striker: "I decided that the best choice for me is to go to Azerbaijan"

Baku. 14 January. REPORT.AZ/ "Even though I was born in Georgia, my dad is Ukrainian. Therefore, the root of my last name is Volkov, simply the letter "i" added to the end of the last name in Georgia. I grew up in Saguramo village of Mtskheta municipality."

New transfer of Gabala FC Davit Volkovi told Report in an interview. The 24-year-old striker also answered other questions ...

- How did you join Gabala?

- I knew Gabala FC was a good club. When I played within Dinamo Tbilisi FC - in July 2015 our team met Gabala in the Europa League first qualifying round. Even though I came to Gabala at that time, I did not take part in the squad. But I got acquainted with conditions created in the team as well as the pitches.

- But now you have been transferred from Saburtalo FC to the Azerbaijani club as a free agent…

Yes, my contract expired and I came here as a free player.

- But did not Saburtalo FC offer you a new deal?

- They did. There were also proposals from Torpedo Kutaisi FC and other Georgian teams.Then we received a call from Gabala and decided that the best choice for me was to go to Azerbaijan.

- Do you know the goals of "Gabala"?

- The minimum target is the 3rd place. We want to win all the matches and reach at least the Europa League. I hope everything will be fine.

- There is a serious competition in the Gabala FC's attack line. Are you ready for that?

- True, there are very good players and forwards in the team. I think it will be a good competition.

- Your former team became Georgian champion for the first time ...

- I think Saburtalo is the best club in Georgia. Dinamo Tbilisi FC and Torpedo Kutaisi FC are strong teams.

- Is there a player within Saburtalo who played in Azerbaijan once?

-No, there isn’t.

- Whom did you consult when being made an offer from Gabala? For example, with Nika Kvekveskiri, who once played within this team ...

- No, I didn't. But I was a team mate with Kvekveskiri at Dinamo FC.

- Can you compare the level of Georgian and Azerbaijani championships?

- I have not played in Azerbaijan yet. This is something I can say after the game. In Georgia, it is not easy to play, the championship is very good.

- You have once been a legionary. You played within Zemun FC in 2017 ...

- I played only one game in Serbia and scored one goal. But then I couldn’t play for 3 months due to my knee injury.