"Arsenal"

Approximate composition: Arthur Nigmatullin - Victor Alvarez, Gia Grigalava, Maxim Belyaev, Kirill Kombarov - Igor Gorbatenko, Goran Chausic, Sergey Tkachev - Evans Kangva, Evgeny Lutsenko, Lamek Banda.

Following the results of the previous season, Tula “Arsenal” made its way into the European Cups for the first time in history, but the debut will be difficult for the team. A real headache for the coaching staff was the departure of a number of leaders: Mohammed Kadiri, Luka Djordjevic, Resiuan Mirzov, Zelimkhan Bakayev - they were all rented by the club and left Tula in the summer.

Of the rented footballers, a full-fledged contract was only signed with Sergey Tkachev, while there are still good chances to return Mirzov. Tulyaki are negotiating with the "Rostov", but to reach an agreement so far failed. The team is also interested in concluding a full-fledged contract with Djordjevic, but the Zenit forward is in too great demand in the market.

These players were replaced by Goran ауaušić, who already played for Arsenal, Romanian striker Alexandru Tudorie, and also two Zambian midfielders - Lamek Banda and Kings Kangwa. According to the established tradition in the club, a couple more players were rented. From Dynamo, forward Evgeny Lutsenko was invited, and from Rubin midfielder Vladislav Panteleev was invited.

A real achievement for the leadership of the "gunners" was the extension of the contract with Maxim Belyaev, who, according to media reports, was interested in Lokomotiv. As a result, the main central defender decided to stay in Tula for another two years.

Since Arsenal will start in European cups already in July, the team started preparing for the new season before anyone else. At the training camp the Tulas managed to beat the Austrian “Wacker”, and also tied with the Czech “Pribram” and the Austrian “Salzburg”.

And the latter was saved from defeat only in the time added by the arbitrator. As part of the Tula in this match, managed to distinguish the 18-year-old Zambian Bande.

"Akhmat"

Approximate composition: Evgeny Gorodov - Andrei Semenov, Wilker Angel, Zoran Nijić - Rizvan Utsiev, Denis Glushakov, Oleg Ivanov (Anton Shvets), Bernard Berisha - Ismael Silva, Ravanelli (Konrad Mikhalek), Ablaye Mbenge.

The Akhmat off-season passed relatively quietly. Perhaps the loudest news was the signing of a contract with Denis Glushakov, who left Spartak. The ex-captain of the red-and-whites immediately promised to do everything to ensure that his new team got into the European Cups, and also danced the lezginka before the first training session.

In addition, Rashid Rakhimov has at his disposal a few more qualified newcomers. Particular attention is drawn to the right attacking midfielder of the youth team of Poland Konrad Michalek. According to the authoritative portal Transfermarkt, Akhmat gave € 1.2 million for it.

Another € 100 thousand club from Chechnya paid for the young goalkeeper “Tom” Alexander Melikhov. Also, the team on the rights of a free agent joined the former Anji forward Andres Ponce.

Of the noticeable losses, we can single out the departure of Dynamo universal defender Zaurbek Pliev. Also ended the contract at the main left back Milad Mohammadi. But in general, Rakhimov managed to maintain the backbone of the team.

"Rostov"

Approximate composition: Sergey Pesyakov - Evgeny Chernov, Dennis Hadzhikadunich, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Maciej Vilyush (Dmitry Chistyakov), Alexey Kozlov - Alexander Gatskan, Daniil Glebov (Ivelin Popov), Roman Eremenko, Alexey Ionov - Eldor Shomurodov.

The previous season turned out to be ambiguous for Rostov. On the one hand, the team for a long time claimed a ticket to the European Cups and reached the semifinals of the Russian Cup, but on the other hand, it clearly did not realize its full potential.

At the same time, Valery Karpin admitted that he did not set the task for the wards to return to Europe by any means.

“The goals for the next season are to fight for every point and, if possible, fight for the European Cups. But this is our desire. I don’t set such a task for the guys, ”the coach noted.

However, positive emotions could well add a confident performance at the Parimatch Premier Cup, where Rostov took second place in the company with Krasnodar, CSKA and Spartak. Yellow-blue beat both the capital of the capital and lost only preparing for the debut in the Champions League "southerners."

The fact that the team has kept all the leaders can not but rejoice the fans. Only Sergey Parshivlyuk left Rostov-on-Don, but ex-defender of the Russian team Alexey Kozlov has already taken his place.

The club also supplemented the talented young striker of the Baltika, Alexander Saplinov. In the first control match in the Rostov team, the forward distressed Spartak. It is not excluded that a promising player will be one of the discoveries of the new season.

"Ural"

Approximate composition: Yaroslav Godzur - Mikhail Merkulov, Denis Polyakov, Varazdat Haroyan, Denis Kulakov - Othman El-Kabir, Roman Emelyanov, Petrus Bumal, Nikolay Dimitrov - Andrey Panyukov, Vladimir Ilyin.

The off season turned out to be quite calm for Ural. The team did without loud transfers, but also did not remain without amplification. Perhaps the main achievement of Yekaterinburg residents was the signing of a full-fledged contract with top scorer at the end of last season, Andrei Panyukov. The rights to a football player were purchased from Zenit for € 400,000.

Approximately the same amount was paid to the club by the Polish opornik Rafal Augustinyak from Mezzi.

At the same time, the Urals managed to keep all the leaders. In early June, it was rumored that the team could be left by the main left back Mikhail Merkulov, but for the time being the player remains in Yekaterinburg.

The club’s budget for the next season was also increased. This decision was made by the board of directors of Ural. The performance of the team, which for the second time in three years reached the final of the Russian Cup, was considered successful.

"Dynamo"

Approximate composition: Anton Shunin - Grigory Morozov, Roman Evgeniev (Ivan Ordets), Tony Shunich, Sergey Parshivlyuk - Joaozinho, Abdul Tetteh, Arthur Yusupov (Charles Kabore), Miguel Cardoso - Kirill Panchenko, Ramil Sheydaev.

The previous season turned out to be quite difficult for Dynamo, but in the summer an event occurred that finally could give the club financial well-being - almost 100% of the blue and white shares were acquired by VTB Bank for a symbolic amount.

The emergence of a new host has already affected the activity in the transfer market - in June, Dynamo for € 5.5 million was acquired by talented 21-year-old central midfielder from Poland, Sebastian Szymanski.

Worked perfectly in the club and on strengthening the protection. The center of defense was strengthened by Pliev and ex-football player of Shakhtar Ivan Ordets, and the flanks were Parshivlyuk and Igor Kalinin.

At the same time, the main problem of the team last season was not a defense game at all, but a weak realization of the moments. For a long time Kirill Panchenko was unable to recover from the injury, while Yevgeny Lutsenko and Yevgeny Markov rarely scored. As a result, Lutsenko and Markov left the club, and in their place was invited the European champion among young men Ramil Sheydaev, who spent last season in the “Wings of the Soviets”.

Also, just a few days before the start of the season, a contract was signed with ex-opornik "Krasnodar" Charles Kabore.

After a fairly successful transfer company, head coach Dmitry Khokhlov and sports director Roman Oreshchuk announced their intention to fight for getting into the European Cup.