Boris KhodorovskyAll materialsThe news that the option to renew the contract with Artem Dzyuba will not be activated did not become a loud sensation in St. Petersburg. Everything was moving towards this, and the club's management, represented by the general director Alexander Medvedev, planned to announce the breakup on the last day of May. The forward played ahead of the curve by posting a farewell scene with former teammates. The outrageous football player appeared in the costume of the hero of the American black comedy Deadpool. The club, represented by the press service, had no choice but to thank Artem for a brilliant game, incredible dedication, for goals, assists, records and overall victories. Zenit's PR managers have studied the cult Russian TV series and Stirlitz's remark that the last phrase is remembered well. At the same time, not only did he not become a favorite of St. Petersburg fans, but he was constantly subjected to obstruction by the fan turn. At the last home match of this season against Khimki, St. Petersburg fans simply booed Dziuba and sang something that cannot be reproduced through the printed word. In Moscow, Spartak fans joined the Zenit choir at the Derby of the Two Capitals. Only in the current Zenit do they care about the club's image. Everything was done to avoid leakage of information. For the final game in Nizhny Novgorod, Dziuba led the St. Petersburg team with the captain's armband. Although the fans did not perceive the scorer as a leader. And not because of his Spartak past. For St. Petersburg, Sergey Semak, Anatoly Timoshchuk, and Danny became their own, who were given a touching farewell. The Portuguese was honored even in one of the squares in the city center.
