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the world Cup champion in the national team of Germany defender Benedikt Howedes and the Moscow “Lokomotiv” agreed to the early termination of the contract.

this was reported by the official website of “Locomotive”. The contract with the German club expires in 2021, but he decided not to return to Russia. The official reason for this step – family circumstances.

Earlier Hides said he did not intend to return to Moscow because of the risk of Contracting coronavirus. He also talked about the fact that he would like to pursue a career in the Bundesliga, where previously they were interested in “Cologne”.

32-year-old Höwedes played for the “locomotive” of the season-2018/19. In the Moscow club the Germans spent 50 matches and scored four goals, became the silver medalist of the championship of Russia, won the Ukrainian Cup and the super Cup.