https://www.hltv.org/news/40173/g2-ceo-if-we-wanted-to-keep-niko-we-could-have-done-so
G2 CEO about NiKo leaving:
"If we wanted to keep NiKo, because he has several years left on his contract, we could have done so. If we did, it’s because we consider that this is a moment, perhaps an amount, perhaps a phase for this roster, where it’s the right decision.
But the fact that we signed malbs in July, when he’s playing the same positions as NiKo, maybe it’s a bit of an anticipation of what’s to come, and maybe we’re already working on who will replace malbs in his anchor position, and he could move into the positions that NiKo will be leaving at the end of December."
G2 CEO about m0NESY:
"In any case, he has a contract of more than a year. It’s up to us. For him to leave, we’ll have to accept that. I think he has a special relationship with NiKo, he’s been his mentor, he admires him a lot, NiKo helped him a lot in his career.
But today, he’s also the best player in the world, and he has an opportunity to become the leader of the roster in his own right. So we’re working on what the G2 CS roster will look like in the future. For us, Ilya is at the heart of the project."