Twenty-year-old midfielder Arsen Zakharyan is close to moving from Dynamo to Lazio. This proves that players from Russia are still of interest to the top clubs in Europe, and the trend will only grow.
One step away from the top club in ItalyThe sanctions imposed on Russian football a year and a half ago have made transfers in our league much more difficult. Various restrictions in the financial sector make it impossible to transfer money for transitions according to schemes that are convenient for everyone. If it is still more or less possible to negotiate with players from South America and Africa, then transfers from Europe have actually stopped.
What can I say if the Italian club «Sassuolo» refused to conduct a dialogue with «Spartak» on the transfer of Rogerio because they simply «do not want to deal with the Russians.» Fortunately, the leaders of many other European teams have retained much more adequacy and do not close themselves from communication with Russia. One of these clubs was the Roman «Lazio», which is likely to transfer the young talent of «Dynamo» Arsen Zakharyan.
The fact that the transfer is close to the final, said the authoritative Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. As a rule, if he reports a potential transition, then everything is serious. According to the source, the amount of the transfer of the 20-year-old midfielder should be 10 million euros, and the Romans can also transfer another four million as bonuses for the successful performance of the player.
Why the transfer is important for our football If everything works out, it will be a victory for Russian football. The transfer of players from our country in the current circumstances is a success, and Zakharyan can go not to a middle class like Sassuolo, but to a large Italian club with a huge history. Lazio were not afraid of the collapse of the deal to move Arsene to Chelsea some time ago. Moreover, in Dynamo last season the player was clearly not in the best shape.
Obviously, Zakharyan was upset because of the missed chance to go to Europe, he can be understood. Finding a new motivation was not easy from a purely psychological point of view. However, Lazio are still confident that they need this player, whom they are considering replacing Serbian Sergei Milinkovic-Savic.
Interestingly, this is not the only transfer to leave the Russian league. Krasnodar leader Eduard Spertsyan is close to joining Ajax, another club that regularly plays in the Champions League and sometimes makes a lot of noise there. All this suggests that the RPL in Europe did not stop being monitored, despite sanctions, suspensions and restrictions.
The likely departure of Zakharyan and Spertsyan could become a precedent, especially if they succeed in Italy and the Netherlands, respectively. This will be a signal to European clubs that it is possible to deal with football players from the Russian Championship and that this does not carry any reputational risks. Yes, and in terms of the prospects for the national team, the transfer of the same Zakharyan is a plus. Now this may sound ridiculous, because there is no progress in terms of removing the ban from Russian football.
But everything is changing very quickly. Zakharyan is only 20 years old, so he should catch the time when we return to the world stage. And you have to go back there 100% ready. In this sense, the presence of players in big European clubs will certainly help the Russian team to do it well.