Lokomotiv Moscow Set To Release Victor Obinna

Russian Premier League outfit Lokomotiv Moscow will allow Victor Obinna, 27, depart the club this summer despite having one year left before his contract expires.

According to Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, the Nigeria international is among the three players in the squad that will have to look for a new team.

Lokomotiv Moscow traveled to Innsbruck, Austria for pre - season training on June 26 without Victor Obinna, a clear handwriting on the wall that the attacker is not in the plans of manager Leonid Kuchuk for the upcoming campaign.

That said, the former Inter Milan, Malaga and West Ham man has seen his first team opportunities limited in the last two seasons, and spent a portion of the 2013 - 2014 campaign on loan at Chievo Verona.

Victor Obinna made only 3 appearances for the Railwaymen throughout last season.

Lokomotiv Moscow will trade tackles with Krasnodar in their first game of the Russian championship on Sunday, August 3.