Livingston boss David Martindale says he hopes Ivan Konovalov doesn’t receive any negative backlash from Scottish football fans with the keeper set to become the first Russian to play in the UK since the invasion of Ukraine.
The 27-year-old is expected to make his Lions debut in place of the suspended Max Stryjek this afternoon when they host Hibernian.
The former Rubin Kazan stopper signed for Livi in January but a lengthy work permit process meant he didn’t arrive in Scotland until just a few days before the military action in Ukraine started.
