Russian Premier League season is gaining momentum, and the transfer market is full of interesting events. The main transitions of the week are in the Sport review.
Malcom left for Saudi Arabia
The best player of the previous RPL season officially left Russia. On Wednesday, the Saudi club Al-Hilal announced the signing of ex-forward “Zenith” Malcolm. In the new team, the Brazilian, who received Russian citizenship in the winter, will perform at number 77. received 60 million euros. The transfer has become the most expensive in the history of the RPL. Malcolm played 109 games for Zenit, scoring 42 goals and 24 assists. The forward became a four-time champion of Russia and the owner of the Super Cup, and also won the Cup of the country once.
At the same time, the leadership of the St. Petersburg club has strengthened the goalkeeping line. Zenit announced the signing of Sochi goalkeeper Denis Adamov. The contract was signed according to the «4+1» scheme. Adamov has been playing for Sochi since 2021. For the team, he played 33 matches, in which he conceded 48 goals and played «to zero» nine times.
Finally, according to media reports, «Zenith» is interested in the defender of the Kazakh «Kairat» Sultan Askarov. Probably, the desire is connected with the possible departure of Nuraly Alip to Besiktas. The sports director of the Alma-Ata club, Konstantin Lezhnev, confirmed the information about the negotiations. according to Askarov, they are ready to let him go,” Lezhnev said. — The ball is now on the side of «Zenith», we are waiting for their answer in the near future. While we are talking about watching a football player.
Zakharyan will not be in Lazio
The transfer saga around the possible departure of Arsen Zakharyan from Dynamo, alas, is developing unsuccessfully for the footballer. The young midfielder was matched to different clubs in Europe. The largest «fish» was considered the Roman «Lazio». However, on Monday, the Eagles' sporting director, Angelo Fabiani, said the transfer had been thwarted. «. However, the head of the scouting department of the club, Loic Desiree, called the information a lie. It looks like Zakharyan's future will only become known towards the end of the transfer window.
At the same time, Petrovsky Park is counting on reinforcements. According to unconfirmed information, the «white-blue» are interested in signing the Belarusian defender of «Orenburg» Kirill Kaplenko. The move looks logical, given the player's previous collaboration with Marcel Licka. Kaplenko commented on the possible move to Moscow in the following way:
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«I reacted calmly, there could be a lot of talk. It flatters me, I'm glad that such news appeared.»
«Spartak» continues to search for a defender
«Red-white» failed again. After failed attempts to sign Strahinja Eraković and Rogerio, the club failed to formalize Davinson Sanchez's move from Tottenham. According to The Guardian, the transfer was vetoed by the English Premier League (EPL). The management of the organization intended to warn the London club about the risks of negotiating with Spartak. In addition, the Colombian defender personally did not want to move to Moscow and refused. This was reported by ESPN Futbol Colombia journalist Julián Capera. However, Spartak does not give up and continues to actively seek to strengthen the defensive line. According to Sport1, Muscovites are interested in signing a Serb from Bochum, Erhan Mašović. They are ready to pay from eight to ten million euros for the transfer. The source reports that the player is ready to move to the «Opening Arena». Mašović made 64 appearances for Bochum, scoring four goals. He also has three games for the Serbian national team.
“Locomotive” cleans the composition
Montenegrin Marko Rakognac has not taken root in the RPL. Forward was not needed by Mikhail Galaktionov. On Thursday, Lokomotiv management announced the player's departure to the TSC club on loan. The Serbian team also received the right to buy Rakonjats. The Montenegrin played 15 matches for Lokomotiv and scored one assist.
After the match against Orenburg in the Russian Cup, CSKA head coach Vladimir Fedotov complained about the lack of players. The possible departure of Willian Roshi could exacerbate the problem. According to Goal, the defender is expected in Brazil. Flamengo are interested in signing the player, while CSKA expects to receive between seven and ten million euros. Rocha has been with the Army Men since September 2022. For the Moscow team, the defender played 33 matches, in which he scored four goals and gave three assists.
At the same time, CSKA should soon announce the signing of Abbosbek Fayzullaev. On Monday it became known that the Pakhtakor footballer is undergoing a medical examination in Moscow. This was reported by the press service of the Tashkent club:
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"He is already in Moscow, undergoing a medical examination and other procedures for transfer to CSKA. So far, the agreement between the clubs has not been signed, but this is a pure formality. In the near future, the transfer will be officially announced.
This season, 19-year-old Fayzullaev has played six games, scored two goals and provided one assist.
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