In his new interview on the NAVI YouTube channel, the new captain of the team, Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen, talked about why he ended up joining the roster.

Aleksib:

The main reason for the transition was B1ad3 and the fact that he believed in me. We talked and came to a mutual agreement on how to start and organize the work. B1ad3 was responsible for scouting players and similar tasks. I have a lot of respect for him; he has been coaching NAVI excellently all these years. I fully trust him. B1ad3 was interested in my opinion about certain players. I think everything worked out for the best. I was very happy because my time in NIP was not the most successful, but I was ready to continue playing with them. In the end, I didn't stay with NIP, and then B1ad3 contacted me. So it was an obvious choice. If you are invited to NAVI, who would refuse? At least in my situation. I realized that I want to put in all my efforts to achieve success with this team.

It's worth noting that insiders previously claimed that Natus Vincere sniper Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev invited Aleksib to the team, but he denied this rumor in his recent interview:

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I didn't ask anyone to test. I asked B1ad3 which players he wanted to pick. He said that the first thing we needed to do was choose a captain because he wanted to search for the other players together with him. That's all. There were false rumors that I asked him to test Aleksib. That's not true. I didn't ask anyone to test. It was all Andrey and the top management. They were searching for players and negotiating with them.

It is worth reminding that on June 30, 2023, NAVI officially announced their new roster. And today you can see them in action here.