St. Petersburg, May 30, Taras Barabash. President of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) Shamil Tarpishchev believes that Artem Dzyuba can no longer attract the attention of a strong football club. The contract of 33-year-old Dziuba with Zenit St. Petersburg expires in June 2022, after which the forward will become a free agent. The striker is a graduate of Spartak Moscow and represented the team from 2006 to 2015. The footballer also played for Tom, Rostov and Tula Arsenal. As part of Zenit, Dzyuba became a four-time champion of Russia and the owner of the country's Super Cup. He also won the Russian Cup twice. «It is unlikely that a great team needs Dzyuba in this situation. He is good where there is no evenness and skill of the squad. When there are great players, what can Dzyuba do? He does not have such individual skill that he at a high level, he could score a lot or give a lot. And with decent pressure, he is rather weak, «Tarpishchev said.
