«It's a pity to lose him»: «Spartak» bought a tenacious midfielder. Is the transfer justified?

Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorSpartak Moscow bought the rights to Christopher Martins. According to the Transfermarkt portal, the red and whites paid Young Boys almost 6.5 million euros for the 25-year-old midfielder. White Luca Cattani said that the Luxembourg midfielder Christopher Martins Pereira will continue to play in the country's most titled club next season. Martins came to Russia on loan from Switzerland, where he spent three years: during this time, the Luxembourger twice won the national Superleague as part of the Young Boys. The agreement between Spartak and the yellow-blacks was calculated until July 2022 with the possibility of a priority transfer buyout. According to Cattani, “Spartak” and Martins fulfilled the terms of the deal for a full transition. He did not specify which ones. Initially, the media estimated the transfer to 10 million euros, but the well-known portal Transfermarkt notes that the red-whites will pay the Swiss 6.4 million. The fact of the transfer was confirmed by Young Boys, where Martins moved from the French Lyon. «Martins is no longer our player. Spartak really bought Christopher. Check with the club for the terms of the buyout,» the head of the selection department of the Swiss Stefan Chapuise Sport24 quotes.