Successful transfer "Rubin"
The ending of 2021 was more productive than the rest in the RPL held by "Spartak".
The club was not only strengthened by the young defender Leon Klassen, but also got rid of Alexander Lomovitsky, who did not qualify for the base.
This season, the 23-year-old winger played 21 matches for Muscovites in all tournaments, but was more often content with substitutions.
Despite this, according to the footballer's agent Valerius Mizhigurskis, the red-and-white did not want to let him go, but Rubin “was too persistent”.
As a result, they signed a contract with the athlete for a period of 4.5 years, and Spartak received € 1.5 million for him (according to Transfermarkt).
On the one hand, Lomovitsky's move to Kazan looks logical, because he will be able to get more practice there.
On the other hand, Anders Dreyer and another former Spartak player Soltmurad Bakaev are already playing in his position in the new team, and Alexander will have to win the competition from them.
The newcomer is able to play on the left, and his versatility will be especially in demand in the event that Khvichi Kvaratskhelia leaves.
One way or another, Rubin made a very successful transfer.
For relatively little money, the two-time champion of the country bought a young performer who had played in one of the strongest teams with a Russian passport.
In the future, it will be possible to make good money on it.
In the worst case, citizens of Kazan simply will not have to worry about the money spent.
Young defender for Spartak
And Spartak, following the striker Shamar Nicholson, acquired 21-year-old Leon Klassen.
This defender should be familiar to fans who closely follow the performance of domestic footballers abroad.
His parents moved from Russia to Germany a few years after the collapse of the USSR.
There Leon was born.
The boy started playing football from a young age, and at 12 ended up at the Cologne academy.
Then he moved to "Munich 1860".
He really managed to prove himself in "Tyrol", where the athlete moved in the summer.
The young footballer, able to cover the entire left flank, quickly established himself at the base of the new team and played 17 matches in the local Bundesliga.
In Austria, Klassen proved to be not only a good destroyer, but also a quality assistant.
The defender has a cool serve from his working left foot.
It is no coincidence that his assets include six successful passes.
Thus, the Muscovites bought a football player for € 900 thousand, who in the foreseeable future is able to replace Ayrton, as well as make a good bundle with the red and white strikers.
By the way, Mikhail Galaktionov has already paid attention to Leon.
In September, the legionnaire made his debut as part of the Russian youth team.
Strengthening the attack "Dynamo"
In the new year, the most active discussion was caused by rumors about the possible transfer to Dynamo of the forward of Lokomotiv and the national team of Fyodor Smolov.
Several sources reported this on Sunday.
According to one of them, the Moscow clubs have already agreed on the transfer, and the blue and white will pay a symbolic amount, since the football player's contract with the railroad expires in June.
According to another, the red-greens intend to save € 1.5 million on the striker's salary, and therefore are ready to concede it for 10 million rubles.
If Smolov returns to Dynamo, it will be interesting to watch his game.
Twice the top scorer of the RPL began his career in this team, and now he can lead it to the championship.
In the fall, many talked about the lack of an experienced hammering performer in the metropolitan team.
Young Konstantin Tyukavin and Vyacheslav Grulev are very talented, but unstable.
On the other hand, Smolov also hits the opponents' goal irregularly.
In Lokomotiv, he could not adapt for a long time and really revealed himself only with the arrival of Marko Nikolic, who rebuilt the scheme for a striker.
After replacing the coach, Fedor stopped scoring again.
Moreover, in February he will turn 32, and the acquisition of the veteran does not fit into the concept of development of today's Dynamo, especially given the high salary.
Search for replacements for Dziube and Azmun "Zenit"
Another striker of the Russian national team, Ivan Sergeev, is very likely to be at Zenit in the near future. The 26-year-old Krylia Sovetov striker scored six goals and gave four assists in his debut season in the RPL, which aroused interest from the reigning champion. The parties do not hide the fact of negotiations. According to the general director of the club from St. Petersburg, Alexander Medvedev, the footballer has successfully passed a medical examination, and an agreement with him can be signed in early January. The athlete's agent Yuri Shtromberger added that the blue-white-blue will have to pay the compensation amount prescribed in the contract for his client.
According to media reports, Zenit head coach Sergei Semak is personally interested in the transfer.
This is not surprising, because in the summer, the specialist risks losing both of his attackers: Artem Dziuba and Serdar Azmun, whose terms of the existing agreements are coming to an end.
Much has already been written about Rubin's interest in an experienced Russian.
The Iranian, according to the French media, can move to Lyon in winter, which is ready to pay € 4 million for him. It is also reported about options with the Spanish Sevilla and the Italian Atalanta.
But the forward, allegedly, wants to move to Germany or England.
However, not all clubs are able to pull his personal contract.
Real Madrid's interest in Zakharyan
But, perhaps, the greatest resonance was caused by the news about the possible transfer to Real Madrid of the main young talent of Russian football, Arsen Zakharyan.
The press has already sent the 18-year-old Dynamo midfielder to Madrid in the fall, but this time one of the domestic publications reported on the transfer of the athlete in the summer of 2022.
According to journalists, the dairymen are ready to pay € 20 million for the young man, but with bonuses the amount can grow to 25. And the deal is being worked on by the former sports director of Madrid Predrag Mijatovic, Serbian agent Srdjan Jeremic and Vlado Lemic, representative of Luka Modric.
At the same time, the last two, allegedly, came to Moscow in November and talked with the deputy general director of the blue-and-white sports team Zeljko Buvach.
However, so far all interested parties have denied the information that has appeared.
The footballer's agent Gennady Golubin called it a "fake stuffing".
Jeremic confirmed that he flew to Russia on the specified dates, but did not negotiate with Buvach.
And Lemich said that he did not even know who Zakharyan was.
Arsen himself reacted calmly to what happened.
“Talking about a transfer to Europe does not bother me, why should I?
I went to Instagram and saw that Real was kind of interested.
Only the media writes about this, "- quotes the words of the midfielder" Championship ".
Now he really needs to react as calmly as possible to such rumors and continue to progress as part of his native Dynamo, as well as the Russian national team.
In this case, a move to one of the leading championships of the Old World will happen sooner or later.
CSKA surveillance of the foreign market
While Spartak has already joined the roster with two newcomers, the other grandee of the capital CSKA continues to work on strengthening.
Moreover, the army team, in contrast to the principled competitor, does not follow the Russians, but the foreigners.
For example, according to Karar, the Red and Blues intend to acquire Lille midfielder Yusuf Yazici.
Newcastle and Galatasaray are also interested in the player.
But according to the assurances of the football player's representatives, it is the Moscow club that shows the greatest specifics.
You can understand CSKA, because the Turks are in the position of an attacking midfielder, which remained vacant in the team after the departure of Nikola Vlašić.
Only a high transfer cost can become an obstacle.
The Transfermarkt portal estimates the midfielder at € 15 million, and Lille bought him for € 17.5 million in August 2019. True, this season Yazigi is more often content with substitutions, which should make the reigning champions of France more accommodating.
But the army lost the fight for the talented young midfielder of "Bavaria" Michael Kuizans.
It is reported that the Russian team competed with Venice for the right to acquire the 22-year-old Frenchman.
But in the end, the footballer's side chose the Italian club, which will pay € 4 million for him, excluding bonuses.