Exclusive: electroNic could take up IGL role as NAVI monitor buster Jo\u00e3o Ferreira\/DexertoDenis \u2018electroNic\u2019 Sharipov has emerged as a strong candidate to take the reins of NAVI\u2019s CS:GO team as they prepare for life without Kirill \u2018Boombl4\u2019 Mikhailov, Dexerto has confirmed. NAVI COO Alexey \u2018xaoc\u2019 Kucherov has told Dexerto that the team is seriously considering the possibility of electroNic taking over as in-game leader in the wake of Boombl4\u2019s removal from the starting lineup on May 28. This would free up a heavy-fragging role in NAVI, with electroNic having established himself as a second star next to Aleksandr \u2018s1mple\u2019 Kostyliev since joining the team from FlipSid3 Tactics in November 2017. Virtus.pro star Mareks \u2018YEKINDAR\u2019 Ga\u013cinskis, who was relegated to the bench after PGL Major Antwerp, has been strongly linked with NAVI, but xaoc moved on May 30 to dismiss such rumors. \u201cI deny that we are in talks for YEKINDAR,\u201d the NAVI COO wrote on Twitter. Instead, xaoc told Dexerto, NAVI are keeping a close eye on the situation of YEKINDAR\u2019s teammate Timur \u2018buster\u2019 Tulepov, who was also benched after the Major. But any potential move for the Kazakhstani player is contingent on him being released from his contract with Virtus.pro as NAVI are unwilling to conduct business with the Russian organization. It is unclear at this point if Virtus.pro are open to the possibility of letting buster leave for free. In a May 23 Instagram post, the player expressed his desire to begin \u201ca new chapter\u201d in his career. \u201cI want a change, something new,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI\u2019m energized to work.\u201d In a statement to Dexerto, Virtus.pro rejected the possibility of releasing buster from his contract. \u201cAll of our CS:GO players have long-term contracts. None of them can leave unless a proper fee is paid\u201d. Russian players\u2019 situation NAVI are open to offers for Boombl4, who has been on the organization\u2019s books since May 2019. He took up the in-game leader role months later following Danylo \u2018Zeus\u2019 Teslenko\u2019s retirement and led the team to multiple international titles, including the PGL Major Stockholm trophy in 2021. Prior to his removal from the team, Boombl4 had come under criticism for social media posts made by his wife in which she appeared to show support for the war. In their statement, NAVI cited \u201chigh reputational risks for the club\u201d as the reason to remove Boombl4, stressing that the decision was not related to the captain\u2019s in-game performances. The news of electroNic being in the pipeline to replace Boombl4 as in-game leader will certainly appease NAVI\u2019s fans, who had become increasingly worried about the four-time HLTV Top 20 player\u2019s uncertain situation amid the war. NAVI are slated to compete at the BLAST Premier Spring Final, which will take place between June 15-19 in Lisbon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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