Alexander SergeevSport correspondentAll materialsThe main transfer saga of this summer is over — Artem Dziuba has finally found a team. The football player went to the south of Turkey to the modest Adana Demirspor, where Yaroslav Rakitskiy and Mario Balotelli are already playing. According to media reports, Dziuba will receive 1.5 million euros per year, the contract with the club was signed under the «1 + 1» scheme. According to the results of the last two rounds, «Adana Demirspor» leads the Turkish Super League. However, many fans have a question, why exactly this club, and not the conditional Fenerbahce? Let's figure it out. From the USA to Azerbaijan In May of this year, Dzyuba could not agree with Zenit on a new contract and left the St. Petersburg club. The media sent Artem to all possible clubs: to Rubin to Slutsky, to Ferencvaros to Cherchesov, to the American MLS and even to the Azerbaijani Premier League. The player himself did not disclose his plans and kept in shape in the team of Leonid Viktorovich. Dzyuba did not want to lose much in the money he received at Zenith, so offers from Russia could not satisfy his desires. Yes, and the scandalous reputation of the 33-year-old striker affects — few Russian clubs wanted to take him to themselves. Dzyuba did not want to go to the USA or China, Europe was a priority for him. Turkey's top clubs, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, have appeared on the horizon. It would seem that a great option for Artem, but, unfortunately, negotiations with the Istanbul clubs were unsuccessful. And then «Adana Demirspor» appears, a no-name team from nowhere. How did she hook Dziuba? «Adana Demirspor» is located in the city of Adana, which is a major center of the chemical and food industries. About 200 kilometers from Adana is the Turkish border with Syria, so the city is included in the yellow terrorist zone. But this did not become an obstacle for Dziuba. The club has good financial conditions, which, probably, was the main argument for the transition.
