A few days ago, AMKAL benched the Kazakhstani esports player and "initiated an investigation into potential misconduct." RuFire believes that this decision might have been made as a cost-saving measure.
"This is quite a common practice. Perhaps the parties have already agreed on his departure, so he was benched to save on his salary during the transfer process. Alternatively, it could be related to an ungraceful exit by the player, and they are simply awaiting the buyout amount.
They are certainly not harming themselves; they are merely saving money. If the transfer falls through, he will be reinstated in the roster, and if not—no hard feelings."
Previously, Alexander "zoner" Bogatyrev, Evgeny "r3salt" Frolov, and Anatoly "liTTle" Yashin also commented on this matter. In particular, Bogatyrev suggested that the conflict between AMKAL and ICY might have been caused by the player’s lack of professionalism. Frolov, on the other hand, deemed AMKAL’s decision as fair.