“He needs another challenge”: what they say about the possible transition of Dziuba to Red Star

Zenit striker Artyom Dzyuba may leave the club this summer.

According to RT sources close to the situation, the 33-year-old forward does not want to stay in a team from St. Petersburg and has already received a number of interesting offers from Russia and Europe.

One of them came from Red Star.

Club CEO Zvezdan Terzic confirmed that negotiations are underway with the striker.

Also among the options, Fenerbahce is voiced, but it is the move to Serbia that is considered the most likely.

According to the Internet portal Transfermarkt, the market value of the player is €9 million.

Many were skeptical about the possible continuation of the career of the four-time national champion in Belgrade.

The former head coach of Zenit, Vlastimil Petrzhela, for example, does not understand why the player was interested in Red Star.

“Why does he need them?

The team is very technical, they have the fastest players.

Dzyuba is not suitable for such a team.

Moreover, why does Artem need Red Star for the Champions League, if the players there are worse than in Zenit.

Apparently he wants to leave.

Nothing wrong with that.

For Zenit, this will not be a big loss, there are a lot of good players there, ”Sport-Express quotes a specialist.

I agree with Petrzhela and the head coach of women's CSKA Alexander Grigoryan, who has worked with men's clubs for many years.

In his opinion, Artyom may not fit into a team that plays combinational football.

“I know Crvena Zvezda well - I studied it when they could play with them in the Europa League selection with Alashkert.

There is incredible excitement at home, full stands, crazy support.

But I just don’t understand how they plan to use Dziuba on the field.

Serbs play exclusively combinational football based on total ball control.

It is difficult for me to understand how Artyom will fit into such football: they will not have a large number of long passes - what Dziuba is good at.

He doesn’t fit in style, but since his name is, it means that everything has already been weighed, ”Grigoryan said in a comment to the Match TV channel.

The well-known Serbian agent Dejan Joksimovic, on the contrary, is sure that a player of this level will be able to strengthen Red Star.

In addition, he will not have problems with the fans, since he is Russian. 

“The level of attack in the team is good, the main central striker is Milan Pavkov.

He is similar in texture to Dziuba, also tall - 193 cm. A few years ago he made a double in a match with Liverpool, which then won the Champions League.

Perhaps he will leave the team in the summer.

There is also a newcomer Ohi Omoijuanfo, he was taken in the winter as a free agent.

He was the top scorer in the Norwegian championship, he already managed to score six goals for Red Star, ”said the specialist.

There is a possible move to Serbia and cons.

According to Joksimovich, the club will not be able to provide the Russian with conditions comparable to those in Zenit.

“The order of salaries is completely different even for the leading players.

Compared to the RPL, the club’s annual budget is quite small - a maximum of €25 million. Partizan has about €15 million, and already the third team has only €2-3 million, ”added the agent.

Another factor that can influence the forward's decision is family.

Last year, Dziuba had a third son, and it is not known whether his wife wants to move with the baby to Belgrade.

According to the former Spartak defender Yevgeny Lovchev, it is too late for the striker to move to Europe.

“Only Artyom himself can determine how he feels and what kind of relationship he has with the leadership of the team.

Serbia is the same Russia.

There will be no transfer to Red Star.

He has everything here, his family is here.

It remains to be seen whether he will leave at all, ”Lovchev said.

However, there are much more arguments in favor of moving to Red Star.

First of all, this is the lack of playing practice at Zenit.

Dzyuba is not the kind of person who can put up with the role of a spare.

Therefore, according to the former president of Lokomotiv, Ilya Gerkus, if he has options for continuing his career, then they should be considered.

“With Zenit, he won everything he could.

Next season will be a repeat.

Moreover, the repetition in an unusual role for him as a substitute player.

At Zenit, he was a superstar and a prima.

Moving to a new club could be a new experience for the striker.

We understand that Dziuba is not getting younger... The club is already de facto solving the problem.

He was offered the role of a substitute player.

It seems to me that Dzyuba is burdened by this role, ”the specialist explained on the air of the Russia 24 channel.

I agree with the functionary and ex-defender of CSKA Vladimir Ponomarev.

In his opinion, Artyom can no longer fight for a place in the main team of Zenit, so it is quite logical to change the club.

“It’s time for Dziuba to finish.

If he manages to play in Serbia, then let him leave.

It's a good country with good football.

They raised football, unlike us.

Let him play there, try.

Age allows him, he can break out.

In Russia, he no longer pulls football, we have faster guys, ”said Ponomarev.

Grigoryan, in turn, stressed that moving to Belgrade would be the right decision for the Russian, given his character.

“Dziuba is a warrior, he needs another challenge, super motivation.

And when it's all there, Artyom is capable of much.

By moving to Serbia, he creates the necessary challenge for himself to step forward.

I do not agree that he is an age player.

Look now at Lewandowski, Ronaldo, Muller, ”said the specialist.

At the same time, many experts positively assess Dzyuba's chances to play in Serbia.

According to the former Spartak coach Massimo Carrera, the forward has all the necessary qualities for this.

“He is a very good striker.

Knows how to play football, scores goals and is a leader, so he has all the qualities to succeed at Red Star.

It all depends on how the coach wants to play.

Artyom will play!”

- said the specialist in an interview with the "Championship".

At the same time, the ex-football player of Zenit Dmitry Radchenko believes that Dzyuba can become an example for young people in the new club, and his experience will be useful to Red Star.

“We know that the team is doing very well on the youth side.

This is such a conveyor, from where then the players leave for strong championships.

It is very important for this team to play in European competition every year, and especially in the Champions League.

Surely such an experienced player who can help in their game schemes is needed by Red Star and the coaching staff, ”said Radchenko.

Against the backdrop of these discussions, football agent Dmitry Selyuk made an unexpected suggestion.

In his opinion, it will be nice if the striker ends his career not in Serbia, but in Spartak, for which he played from 2006 to 2015.

“It would be the hit of the season.

Dzyuba would help the team.

He would play at the base, he is better than Sobolev and Nicholson.

He has a lot of experience and skills.

He does not need to finish playing in some Rostov.

I would suggest Artyom end his career at Spartak.

It would be something to write for the press all season.

It is also an interesting step in terms of commerce.

From where he came out, he came there, ”quotes the specialist“ Sport day after day ”.