“There was a communication on De Dzerby with Spartak in January, but it was insignificant.

Then there was a small contact on Kika Setien.

Why has there been no progress in the negotiations?

I don’t know ... The past does not matter anymore, ”Sport-Express quotes Sapienza.

Prior to this, information appeared in the media about Spartak's interest in De Dzerby and Setien. 

Nevertheless, Spartak signed a two-year contract with 51-year-old Portuguese specialist Rui Vitoria, known for his work in the Portuguese clubs Pasos de Ferreira, Vitoria Guimaraes, Benfica and Saudi Al-Nasr.

Formerly famous actor and Lokomotiv fan Valery Barinov expressed the opinion that Spartak should not expect anything good from Vitoria's appointment.