Sports continues to review the main crossings in Russia.
«Spartak» found a defender and parted ways with the pupilThe main transfer took place in «Spartak». On Monday, the club announced the signing of defender Oleg Ryabchuk from Greek Olympiacos. The newcomer of the “red-whites” is declared on the RPL website as a citizen of Portugal. Ryabchuk was born in Moldova, but in early childhood he moved with his family to the homeland of Cristiano Ronaldo. Nevertheless, the left-back has been playing for his native team since March 2018 and has played 41 matches.
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“Oleg Ryabchuk is an experienced football player who played in Greece at the top level in front of some of the most passionate fans, so he knows how to cope with pressure,” said the sports director of Spartak about the deal. Paul Ashworth. — We were looking for a left-footed left-back, and Ryabchuk, who knows how to defend well, suits us. We are very pleased with the signing of Oleg and wish him success in Spartak.
According to Gazzetta.gr, the transfer amount was seven million euros. Ryabchuk will play for Spartak for three years.
At the same time, the Red-Whites announced the departure of Daniil Zorin. The pupil of the club will spend half a year in Dynamo Minsk on loan. The nineteen-year-old midfielder made his debut in the main team in October last year in the Russian Cup match with Fakel. Zorin has six matches for Spartak and one assist.
Azmun returns to Zenit? A week ago, journalist Fabrizio Romano reported on the possible return of Serdar Azmun to St. Petersburg. The Iranian striker scored only five goals and made the same number of assists in 44 matches in a year and a half at Bayer Leverkusen. Chairman of the board of «Zenith» Alexander Medvedev said that Romano's information is «rumors and fakes.»
On Monday, Sport24 announced the official offer of the St. Petersburg club. The management of Zenit is ready to buy the Iranian for five million euros.
Romano also announced Nottingham Forest's interest in Wilmar Barrios. The Premier League club offered about four million euros for the Colombian. “Zenith” refused, as it expects to get 15 million for the midfielder.
On Sunday, newcomer “Zenith” Alexander Kovalenko denied the rumor about a possible loan to “Wings of the Soviets”. The midfielder responded harshly to the agent Timur Gurtskaya, who announced the transfer of the player to the Samara club:
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«What are you listening to this clown for?» — Kovalenko told reporters after the match with Dynamo.
Baltika strengthened with a French, Krasnodar with a Uruguayan Krasnodar announced the purchase of Uruguay national team defender Lucas Olasa. The 29-year-old spent last season with Spanish side Valladolid where he made 23 appearances and provided one assist. The contract was signed according to the «2+1» scheme.
The RPL newcomer Baltika continues to be strengthened by legionnaires: on Saturday, the club announced the acquisition of the Frenchman Nathan Gassam. The 22-year-old defender will play for the Kaliningrad team for five years, he previously played for the Bulgarian «Slavia».
CSKA made the first transfer in the summer off-season. On Friday, the squad of Muscovites was replenished by striker from Uzbekistan Abbosbek Fayzullaev. The pupil of Pakhtakor was recognized as the best young player of the country last year, and this year he made his debut in the national team.
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"We are happy to sign the contract, — Roman Babaev, General Director of CSKA, commented on the transfer. — Our scouts have been following him for a long time and noted his out-of-the-box thinking on the field, high-quality game and leadership beyond his years. Abbos, at 19, is already a player in the national team. When the opportunity arose to sign a talented guy for a very reasonable price under a buyout option, we decided to activate it. In our opinion, he has good opportunities for growth and a great future.
Akhmat strengthened midfielder Svetoslav Kovachev. The Bulgarian will play for the club from Grozny on loan. Under the terms of the contract, «Akhmat» has the right to buy the player.
«Nizhny Novgorod» announced the arrival of three newcomers to the team. Dynamo pupil Vladislav Karapuzov will spend the upcoming season at the club on loan. At the same time, Nizhny Novgorod has the right to buy a midfielder. Essien Edemem previously played for the Libyan team Al-Akhdar. The Nigerian defender signed a two-year contract with the new club. Ze Turbo, before moving to Nizhny Novgorod, played for the Qatari Al-Markhia. The 26-year-old striker plays for the national team of Guinea-Bissau.