Denis Bardarov left for Italy today, where from tomorrow he will join Yuasa Battery (Grottazzolina), announced tovolleyweek.bgCSKA coach Aleksandar Popov. Bardarov, who is a youth product of Levski, played for the "reds" in European tournaments and greatly helped them qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Challenge Cup.

Before that, the outside hitter was part of the Turkish team Cizre.A key role in the 200-centimeter Bardarov's move to the elite Italian league was played by the national coach Gianlorenzo Blengini.Thus, Yuasa Battery (Grottazzolina) will now have the nickname "Bulgarian", as another national player - Georgi Tatarov - has been playing there for half a season, and very successfully.

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