Lokomotiv Moscow's former president slammed Ralf Rangnick for 'only caring about money' ahead of his appointment as Manchester United's interim manager.
Rangnick, 63, was identified as United's preferred candidate to lead the club on an interim basis until the end of the season after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked last week.
The experienced German coach initially rejected an offer to lead the club until the end of the season but accepted their revised terms after being offered a consultancy role to remain at Old Trafford.
Rangnick is expected to be officially announced by United on Friday but ahead of the announcement former Lokomotiv president Nikolai Naumov has taken the chance to slam the departing head of sports and development at the Russian club.
“It’s not about Manchester. For Rangnick, this is no escape, betrayal, or disgrace. Rangnick is a merchant,” Naumov told Match TV.
“He absolutely does not care about football, because he only does business around him. And the more countries, leagues and football clubs he covers, the more he will earn. He’s absolutely indifferent to Lokomotiv. He did not come here to raise football, but to earn money.
“Now he was offered money elsewhere, and he and his company will go to United. When he’s offered to work in Africa, he will go to earn money there, leaving his deputy at Manchester United. Clean business.”
