Artyom Dziuba (Zenith)
Advantages.
The striker continues to fulfill his main task - regularly scores.
In the season that ended, he scored 13 goals in all competitions, although he remained on the bench in almost half of the matches.
And in the RPL scorer race, the striker with 11 goals lost only to Hamid Agalarov, Dmitry Poloz, Mateo Cassierra and Fedor Smolov.
At the same time, he chalked up ten goals in the first part of the season.
Dziuba is still good in the underplay - he assisted his partners ten times and became the best in the team in this indicator.
Flaws.
Nevertheless, age cannot but affect Artyom's game, because in August he will turn 34 years old.
So, in reserve he has two or three seasons of performance at a high level.
In the future, it is inevitable to get on the bench and the role of a reservist, which the best scorer in the history of the RPL will, like in Zenit, be burdened with.
Who will suit.
At the moment, Sochi looks like an ideal option to continue his career.
The southerners have established themselves as the second force in the Premier League and next season, with the support of an extremely motivated Dzyuba, they can try to challenge Zenit in the fight for the championship.
In addition, if Cassierra leaves Russia, the position of the only forward will be vacant.
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Denis Cheryshev (Valencia)
Advantages.
The midfielder has a colossal international experience that no Russian can boast of, because he spent his entire career in Spain.
Moreover, in addition to Real Madrid, in which Cheryshev did not really get a chance, he played for strong Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia.
Cheryshev's summary includes 163 meetings in the Example, and according to this indicator, he occupies the fourth position among compatriots.
The winger also achieved success in European tournaments.
With Real Madrid, he took the Champions League, with Sevilla - the Europa League, and with Valencia - the Spanish Cup.
Flaws.
Cheryshev's main problem is high trauma.
By the age of 31, Denis was out of action 21 times for various reasons and missed a total of more than 2.5 years.
As a rule, the midfielder received muscle damage.
For example, he spent most of 2017 in the infirmary and failed to make it to the Confederations Cup.
Who will suit.
Krasnodar suffered more than other RPL clubs from the departure of legionnaires.
In addition, at the end of the season, several old-timers left the team: Evgeny Gorodov, Alexander Martynovich and Yuri Gazinsky.
In such a situation, Alexander Storozhuk needs experienced performers.
In addition, on the left side in the spring, he was forced to use either nominal right winger Alexei Ionov, or 20-year-old forward Olakunle Olusegun.
Cheryshev himself, for sure, will be interested in becoming part of an ambitious project.
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Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak)
Advantages.
A pupil of Spartak is one of the most technical and intelligent football players in Russia.
Bakaev has unique dribbling and is able to beat almost anyone one-on-one.
At the same time, Zelimkhan does not pull the blanket over himself and is always ready to share the ball with a partner.
It is no coincidence that the midfielder at the end of the season ended up being the best in the team in terms of the number of assists.
Flaws.
After returning to Spartak, it seemed that the Premier League had received a new star.
However, the player looked really bright for only six months, and then slowed down and even lost his place at the base.
The problem is that Bakaev feels comfortable in counterattacks in open space, when there is an opportunity to run away and demonstrate signature dribbling.
With positional attacks, he is not at all so useful, albeit diligent.
Who will suit.
A 25-year-old football player is able to reach a qualitatively new level.
To do this, he needs to try his hand at the strongest team in the country, Zenit, where he will have the opportunity to regularly compete for trophies.
Yes, it will be difficult for him to win competition on the right flank from Malcolm.
But his universalism will go into the hands of the Russian, because he is able to close both the left edge and the position of the “tens”.
Thus, he will have to get enough game practice if he finds a common language with Sergei Semak.
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Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit)
Advantages.
Together with Dzyuba, he leaves Zenit and Ozdoev.
Along with his former partner, he should arouse the greatest interest among the top RPL clubs.
Opornik has vast experience, but at the same time he is only 29 years old, and he can bring tremendous benefits and become a leader in many teams.
At the same time, Magomed cannot be called a pure destroyer, because he began his career as an attacking midfielder.
The ability to play the pass remained with him - the midfielder likes to take the ball away and immediately disperse the attack.
What's more, he has an amazing long-range shot, which he demonstrated against Chelsea.
Flaws.
The only negative of the midfielder is the high salary, which, according to media reports, was € 2 million per season.
Perhaps it was precisely because of his reluctance to lower his salary that he failed to negotiate a new contract with Zenit.
In the changed financial realities, when domestic clubs have lost the opportunity to spend the previous amounts, Ozdoev will have to moderate his appetites.
Who will suit.
A versatile midfielder with virtually no weaknesses will strengthen any RPL team.
However, it would be most interesting to see him in the "Krasnodar".
Magomed is able to form a powerful trio in the center with young Alexander Chernikov and Nikita Krivtsov and pass on his experience to them.
Yes, and Sergei Galitsky, as you know, is very interested in the players who played at Zenit.
It is no coincidence that Roman Shirokov and Vladimir Bystrov moved to the south of Russia at the end of their careers.
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Fedor Kudryashov (Antalyaspor)
Advantages.
In the four years that have passed since the home World Cup, the experienced defender does not seem to have slowed down at all, although he turned 35 in April.
He spent the last two seasons in the Turkish Championship, which is not inferior to the RPL in terms of level, and almost always spent 90 minutes on the field as part of Antalyaspor, if he did not get injured or disqualified.
Moreover, he continued to be called up to the Russian national team, and Cherchesov had him as one of his favorites.
Flaws.
Obviously, Fedor does not have too long to play at a high level.
It is becoming more and more difficult for a defender to keep up with young and fast opponents.
Evidence of this was the decisive match of the 2022 World Cup qualification with Croatia, where Kudryashkov hit his own goal in the end when he had a cramped muscle.
Who will suit.
However, in the coming season, he will be extremely useful to Spartak.
Firstly, the red-whites lost Samuel Gigot.
Secondly, Ayrton left for a one-year lease.
The station wagon is able to close the left edge of the defense, which was left at the mercy of the young Leon Klassen and the nominal right lateral Danil Khlusevich.
And in the top three of the central defenders, an experienced Russian is able to act much more reliably than Maximiliano Kofrie, especially in the national team he played well with Georgy Jikia.
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Ilzat Akhmetov (CSKA)
Advantages.
Akhmetov's agreement with CSKA is also coming to an end.
Considering how difficult it has been for the midfielder in recent years, it’s not at all a fact that the Muscovites will want to extend it.
At the same time, Ilzat can be useful to many RPL clubs, as he is able to play in any position in the center of the field: in the support zone, as a “ten”, insider and on both sides.
Flaws.
The bright period in the career of a native of Kyrgyzstan did not last long.
Soon after moving to CSKA, Goncharenko lowered him to the support zone, where the technical midfielder was forced to do more rough work.
And in 2020, in addition, he faced serious problems with his shoulder, which is why he underwent surgery.
According to the athlete, an injury for a year and a half did not allow him to play at full strength.
Who will suit.
Despite the fact that Akhmetov announced his desire to stay at CSKA, he may be useful to another metropolitan team - Dynamo, since the blue and white in the summer risk losing two leading legionnaires at once - Nikolo Moro and Sebastian Szymanski.
The midfielder is able to replace any of them.
And in the position of the Pole, he will finally get a chance to focus on creation.
Another thing is that it is not yet clear who will replace Sandro Schwartz.
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Roman Evgeniev (Dynamo)
Advantages.
In addition to Moro and Szymanski, Dynamo risks losing another key player - Roman Evgeniev.
Having barely crossed the 20-year mark, he turned into the main central defender of the blue and white.
A year later, he made his debut in the national team, in 2021 he took part in the European Championship, and in 2022 he took the RPL bronze.
If you believe the statistics, this season Evgeniev has become one of the best in the team in terms of the number of riding martial arts won (2.1 on average per match) and interceptions (1.8).
Flaws.
This year has not been without serious mistakes.
Roman regularly makes serious positional blots, and not the highest speed prevents him from correcting them.
For example, in a disastrous match with Sochi (1:5), in the episode with the third goal, he allowed Cassierra to escape from himself.
And in the derby with CSKA (0:1), in which the blue and white actually lost their chances for the championship, he unsuccessfully went into a tackle and provided an opportunity for fresh Chidera Ejuka to go to a rendezvous with Anton Shunin.
Who will suit.
I would like to wish the young defender to try his hand in Europe.
Although it is difficult to talk about the leading championships of the continent in the current geopolitical situation, Roman can try his luck in less status championships, for example, in Turkey.
There, Evgeniev has a chance to attract the attention of stronger teams.
Moreover, Roman did not hide his desire to play in another country a year ago.
By the way, no one will stop him from staying at Dynamo either - the club will most likely make him an offer.
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