NAVI chief shuts down YEKINDAR rumors Jo\u00e3o Ferreira\/DexertoNAVI COO Oleksii \u2018xaoc\u2019 Kucherov has guaranteed that his organization has not opened talks with Virtus.pro with a view to signing CS:GO star Mareks \u2018YEKINDAR\u2019 Ga\u013cinskis. The Latvian star is one of the most sought-after players in the CS:GO scene, with NAVI among the teams he has been heavily linked with since being moved to Virtus.pro\u2019s bench in the aftermath of PGL Major Antwerp. The rumour mill has gone into overdrive in recent days after NAVI removed Kirill \u2018Boombl4\u2019 Mikhailov from their active lineup. The Ukrainian organization justified the decision with \u201chigh reputational risks for the club\u201d amid Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. On Twitter, xaoc has dismissed the rumors linking NAVI with the player, saying: \u201cI deny that we are in talks for YEKINDAR.\u201d \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043a\u0430\u0441\u0442 \u043a @Olsior \u0432 17:30, \u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0430 \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0430\u044e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043c\u044b \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043c \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0415\u043a\u0438\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0443. https:\/\/t.co\/WUliLzUil7 \u2014 Oleksii Kucherov (@xaocCSGO) May 30, 2022 Boombl4\u2019s removal has freed up a slot on NAVI\u2019s roster, but YEKINDAR is a completely different player than the Russian, who took the team\u2019s reins in late 2019 following Danylo \u2018Zeus\u2019 Teslenko\u2019s retirement. A move for YEKINDAR would also require NAVI to engage in talks with Virtus.pro, whose parent company, ESforce Holding, came under fierce criticism from the Ukrainian organization on March 1 over the war in Ukraine. \u201cWhile NAVI employees and players spend their days in bomb shelters, ESFORCE Holding publicly denies the horror that is now happening in Ukraine,\u201d NAVI wrote at the time, adding that it was cutting ties with the Russian holding company and all of its subsidiaries. In the most recent episode of Dexerto\u2019s Pop Flash, Duncan \u2018Thorin\u2019 Shields stated that NAVI should not conduct business with Virtus.pro. \u201cIt cannot happen,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an utter violation of everything they stand for.\u201d NAVI are in a race against time to find a new player before their next event, 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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