Why is Earvin N'Gapeth Returning to Russia? Why does Lokomotiv need Ngapeth?

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According to numerous rumors, French outside hitter Earvin N'Gapeth will leave Turkey's Halkbank at the end of the current season and join Lokomotiv Novosibirsk. This could arguably be the most unexpected and discussed move in the current Olympic offseason.
There have already been many high-profile official transfers, but nobody anticipated this twist. What drove the Olympic Champion's potential transfer to Lokomotiv? And what should we expect from him? Let's try to figure this out. So, without further ado, let's dive in!
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[@Lucalaurin]

Really nice sum up! I can't really imagine France taking a medal at the Olympics. They have two great setters, one of the best MBs that's playing right now and two great OPs but their outsides are not world level quality without N'Gapeth. He might perform best with the french team but his physical condition has worsened over the last years and what I saw at last years VNL didn't convince me he still got it. Let's see maybe the prospect of getting a medal at the olympics will be enough motivation for him to get back in top shape, he's an examplary player and it would be nice to see him really shine one last time.

[@erwanlemoal8286]

I'm sharing you're doubts... And I also have doubt about Grebennikov, not sure he'll be back at his best. I see France as an outsider, they're still dangerous for any team, and will be there. And of course, they can become really unplayable. It's like Brazil or Russia, often the'yre not very good in VNL, but are always strong contenders at the Olympics...

[@SirKibblestein]

This is a balanced, holistic view of the problem and an example of a great character analysis on Ngapeth. Nice video!

[@OzzyTragic]

Intriguing! Yes he also just voiced his dissatisfaction with the Russian style on the Out Of System podcast. But he did then qualify it as "Good experience"

[@TheBestSideofVolleyball]

Yes, I'm watching this podcast right now, very interesting. I will definitely make a short video about the most interesting thoughts from this podcast.

[@lyly-wk6hd]

Nice vid

[@erwanlemoal8286]

Great video ! Not sure too about Novossibirsk, but honestly I really have trouble to see what's the real level of N'Gapeth now. He's still is a really good player at Halkbank (or even last year at Modena), even if he can doo a lot better, so... He's so unlike other players, hard to judge his performances !!

[@ostapmalaniuk]

Money doesn’t stink. No principles.

[@elijvahh]

Hopefully he can get back to his old self as russia seems way better then the turkish league in my opinion for competition

[@mateuszkowalczyk1495]

Player manager told that it was not true. He won't go to Russia and he won't stay in Halkbank.