Miranchuk's departure to Milan, Ivanovich Lovren's replacement and interest in Urunov: what possible transfers are discussed in the RPL

Milan is ready to buy Miranchuk

Lokomotiv midfielder Alexei Miranchuk has become even closer to moving to Milan. This was reported by the Italian edition of Tuttosport. According to media reports, the sports director of the club, Ricky Massara, began negotiations with representatives of the railway workers. According to the source, the Uruguayan Rossoneri footballer Diego Laxalt may become part of the deal.  

Earlier, Russian journalist Nobel Arustamyan said that head coach of the team Stefano Pioli is interested in Miranchuk's transfer.

“In the near future the Rossoneri will make another offer to Lokomotiv and enter into official negotiations. Alexey fully fits into Pioli's plans, he is one of Stefano's goals, ”Arustamyan wrote in his Telegram channel.  

Moreover, according to his information, it will be difficult for Lokomotiv to get € 20 million for Alexei. The general director of railway workers Vasily Kiknadze, commenting on the possible departure of a football player, emphasized that the club did not intend to sell the player for less than this amount. However, the compensation in Miranchuk's contract is only € 8 million, the journalist said.  

Zenit expects to replace Ivanovich Lovren

Meanwhile, Zenit, who have completed the gold double, continues to search for a central defender. At the end of July, the contract expires for the captain of the team, Branislav Ivanovic, and neither the club nor the footballer himself announced its prolongation.  

As a replacement, Zenit may acquire another experienced center-back with extensive experience in the Premier League - Dejan Lovren. Horvath spent the last six years at Liverpool, where he became the champion of England and the winner of the Champions League.  

However, in recent years, the athlete regularly experienced health problems. For example, in the ended season, he was out of action for more than a month due to muscle damage. 

Nevertheless, according to domestic media reports, Zenit is close to an agreement with Liverpool on the transfer of Dejan for € 12 million. The personal contract with the Croat has allegedly been agreed upon. And the journalist of the British publication Daily Express Ryan Taylor said that Lovren will soon undergo a medical examination for St. Petersburg residents in London. 

At the same time, at the end of July, the contract with Zenit will end not only for Ivanovich, but also for six more blue-white-blue players, including Artem Dziuba. The club has not announced anything about the extension of the agreements. It is already known that right-back Igor Smolnikov will definitely leave Zenit. The footballer's agent, Alexander Manyakov, said that his client would continue his career at Krasnodar. 

“Smolnikov moved to Krasnodar, a contract on a“ 2 + 1 ”scheme. Until recently, we were waiting for Zenit's offer, but for us the only principal factor was the term of the contract. Igor wanted two years, but Zenit gave 1 + 1. Krasnodar was the most specific of all options. Igor sets goals to constantly play, to return to the national team. He is ambitious and has not yet said the last word ", - quotes the words of Manyakov" Championship ".

CSKA is looking for attack group players in Latin America  

In turn, CSKA, which took fourth place at the end of the RPL season, continues to look for options for strengthening in the Latin American market. In addition to striker Adolfo Gaicha, the army team is allegedly interested in another Argentinean football player - attacking midfielder Jorge Carrascal, who spent the last six months at the River Plate club.  

Prior to that, the 22-year-old Colombian played for Karpaty Lviv. For the Ukrainian club, Carrascal played a total of 41 matches, scored six goals and gave five assists. The club bought his contract in the summer of 2018 from the Spanish Sevilla for € 2 million (according to Transfermarkt), and a year and a half later sold Jorge to River Plate for € 2.5 million. He scored three goals with the “millionaires” and made one assist.

Carrascal could well be seen as a replacement for Nikola Vlasic if he decides to leave CSKA. However, agent Tony Martic, representing the interests of the Croat, noted that his client is currently focused on playing for the army.

“The transfer window is open. If there is a proposal that suits both CSKA and Nikola, anything is possible. Time will tell what will happen, ”emphasized Martic.

Ufa halfbacks Urunov and Fomin are of interest to RPL leaders

Another Moscow team, Spartak, is only losing players so far. So, Alexander Rudenko went to Sochi on a one-year lease with the option of further purchase. The 21-year-old striker was one of the leaders of Spartak-2, but he never made his debut for the main team of red and white.

As for possible newcomers to the capital club, in the middle of the week it was reported that the red and white are ready to buy 19-year-old midfielder Oston Urunov from Ufa for € 500 thousand. In addition, the Bashkir team will still be able to receive bonuses for various achievements of the athlete in the Muscovites. Plus "Ufa" will earn 20% of the subsequent transfer of Urunov.  

And the Serbian media wrote about Spartak's interest in the central defender of Crvena Zvezda and the Australian national team Milos Degenek. The transfer cost of the footballer is € 3 million. In the past season, he played 37 matches for the Belgrade team in all tournaments, including six in the group stage of the Champions League. In addition, Degenek has 27 appearances with the Australian national team. He came to Russia with Sockeruse for the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup. However, Milos spent all three World Cup fights in reserve.  

Meanwhile, Ufa, left without Shamil Gazizov, in the near future may part with one of its leading players - midfielder Daniil Fomin. The pupil of Krasnodar played 27 matches in the finished RPL season, in which he scored six goals and gave one assist. Earlier it was reported about the interest in him from "Spartak" and "Dynamo". But, according to Russian media, the blue and white withdrew from the negotiations.

Zenit defender Danil Krugovoy, whose lease has expired, will definitely leave Ufa. But a full-fledged contract with the club was signed by another pupil of Krasnodar - Artyom Golubev. In the ended Russian Championship, he took part in 19 games and made one effective pass. Ufa signed a three-year agreement with the 21-year-old midfielder.

And Rubin allegedly shows interest in two players - the central defender of Krylia Sovetov Vitaly Lystsov and Croatian midfielder of the Polish Legia Domagoj Antolich. 

Lystsov, who spent several years in the structure of the Portuguese Benfica, after the resumption of the RPL season, made his way to the main team of Wings of the Soviets and even hit the gates of Arsenal. However, the Samarans finished in 15th place and were eliminated from the elite division. The defender's contract with the club is valid until the summer of 2022.  

In turn, 30-year-old Antolich spent the last 2.5 years in Legia, with which he twice became the champion of Poland. Domagoj also has six matches in the Croatian national team.