MOSCOW, Jan 30 Head coach of St. Petersburg football club «Zenith» Sergei Semak said that the coaching staff has been following the team's rookie Brazilian striker Yuri Alberto for the past two years. On Sunday, Zenit announced the acquisition of 20-year-old Alberto from the Brazilian Internacional. The contract with the player is designed for five years. «For two years we considered and observed. The main deterrent that was his youth. It was necessary to see how quickly he would gain a foothold at an adult level. This is a footballer who scores a lot, aims at the goal, with a large amount of work. It will strengthen and diversify the game of our team, «Zenith's official website quotes Semak. Also on Sunday, it was announced that the transfer of striker Serdar Azmun to the German Bayer would take place in the winter transfer window. According to Semak, Alberto and Azmun are different players.
