The purchase of Fasson, the signing of Rybus, interest in Cassierra and rumors about Fomin: how RPL clubs began a transfer campaign

Transfer of Lokomotiv for the future and strengthening for Spartak

While the players are on vacation and rest before the start of the new season, the clubs are already actively engaged in strengthening squads.

And the first transfer from the giants was marked by Lokomotiv.

The railroad signed a four-year contract with Atlético Paranaense young defender Lucas Fasson.

According to media reports, they had to pay €3 million for it.

The Brazilian, who also has Italian citizenship, is considered a fairly promising performer - so much so that Barcelona itself negotiated with him.

In 2020, he was close to moving to Spain, but everything ended in a major scandal.

The athlete's side tried to terminate the current contract with Sao Paulo, but the team threatened with a fine of €40 million.

As a result, instead of Catalonia, Fasson went to Chile, where he defended the colors of La Sirena.

And last year, Lucas returned to his homeland, joining the middle peasants of Serie A Atlético Paranaense.

The defender practically did not play in the new team.

In the last season of the national championship, he spent only eight matches, and in the current one.

Lack of practice is a serious risk for Lokomotiv.

But in the asset of the Latin American there is one meeting for the youth team, which probably increased his price tag.

But in general, Muscovites have acquired a capable performer.

He is quite tall (186 cm) and is good at riding martial arts, although physical strength is still not enough.

Also, the young footballer is doing great in the selection.

And most importantly, he has an incredible technique for a representative of his role and starts attacks remarkably.

Plus, the Latin American is versatile, because he is also able to close the positions of the left back and the defensive midfielder.

The purchase of Fasson fits into the development vector of the red-greens.

However, Lucas can both play and bring a lot of money, or become the second Murilo and leave for his homeland after a couple of years.

But Lokomotiv, on the contrary, lost another defender.

The red-greens did not renew the agreement with Maciej Rybus, who defended the colors of the team for five years.

As a free agent, he immediately signed a two-year contract with Spartak.

According to the sporting director of the red and white Luca Cattani, the Pole is exactly the person they need at the moment.

“Experienced, skilled and respected.

He will definitely help our young football players develop, ”the Spartak official website quotes the functionary.

One can only agree with him, because after leaving Ayrton for a year, the ten-time champions of Russia remained on the left flank of defense with one young Leon Klassen, who did not always get a place at the start.

Often a problematic position was forced to close the right lateral Daniil Khlusevich.

And the age legionnaire is able to work out his couple of years with high quality.

Even if he is already 32, this does not affect his game in any way.

Last season, he was indispensable in Loko and always got into the starting lineup, unless he was injured or disqualified.

Confirms his class and advanced statistics.

Matsey is one of the best in the team both in terms of the number of interceptions (2) and the number of tackles (1.4).

Moreover, according to media reports, Rybus will receive € 500 thousand in Spartak - two times less than in the camp of railway workers.

It is curious that a foreigner who spent most of his career in Russia decided in principle not to leave for his homeland.

His agent Mariusz Pekarski explained this by the fact that upon returning to Poland, the family could have been harassed.

At the same time, the footballer's wife is Russian, together they raise two children.

But Rostov, as expected, bought midfielder Kirill Shchetinin from Zenit and signed an agreement with him for 4.5 years.

The young midfielder performed well on loan and in the RPL season ended, he took part in 11 matches in which he scored two goals and gave one assist.

Earlier it was reported that the transfer amount would be €450,000, and the contract does not contain a clause on the possibility of a buyback.

An ideal striker for Zenit and Freiburg's interest in the Russian midfielder

Turning to transfer rumors, one cannot fail to note Matteo Cassierra, who in the summer may become the most curious player for the giants.

Having moved to Sochi last summer, the Colombian instantly adapted to Russia and became the leader of the southerners, allowing the fans to forget about Anton Zabolotny.

In the last draw of the national championship, he shared second place in the sniper race with Dmitry Poloz with 14 goals, and also assisted partners six times.

The forward has practically no weaknesses.

He has great grip on the ball, excellent positioning and great speed that allows him to easily break away from defenders.

Despite not being the tallest, he periodically scores with his head.

It is not surprising that Zenit became interested in the legionnaire, having lost Artyom Dziuba.

Sergei Semak is probably not ready to stay with just two forwards - Ivan Sergeyev and Yuri Alberto.

The athlete's agent, Nicholas Petropoulos, has already confirmed that negotiations with the Petersburgers are underway, which means that he may soon move to the country's strongest team.

“I am ready to name the clubs that are interested in him.

In Russia, this is Zenith.

Mateo really likes this option.

In addition to St. Petersburg, good contracts are offered by River Plate and Red Star, and there is also interest from Olympiacos and Fenerbahce, ”Championship” quotes Petropoulos.

To replace Cassierra in Sochi, according to Eurofootball, Hamid Agalarov, the top scorer of the last RPL season, is ready, whose Ufa flew to the FNL.

For southerners, the transition of such an artist will be an excellent option, but it is not a fact that the footballer will not receive more interesting offers.

But another player of the Russian national team, Daniil Fomin, according to insider Ivan Karpov, can continue his career in the German Freiburg.

It is reported that the club contacted its representatives and the midfielder himself approved the idea.

At the same time, the amount of compensation for European clubs is allegedly €12 million.

If such a transfer really takes place, the midfielder will only be happy.

The wards of Christian Streich have shown good results in recent years, and at the end of the last season they took sixth place in the championship and made it to European competition for the first time in a long time.

At the same time, Freiburg demonstrates quite attacking football, which is ideal for Fomin.

In the last season of the Bundesliga, he was fifth in possession of the ball (48.6%), losing only to Bayern, Bayer, Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig.

The team often operates according to the scheme with two pivots.

And Daniel is quite capable of competing with Maximilian Eggestein and Nicholas Höfler, especially since the latter is already 32. Yes, and Sandro Schwartz probably gave good recommendations to the ex-ward.

Unfortunately, the current political situation can interfere with the transfer.

It is possible that in the near future the club will not dare to be strengthened by a Russian, so as not to incur a wave of criticism.

Yes, and Dynamo most likely will not part with one of the leaders, given the departure of two leading midfielders at once, Nicolo Moro and Sebastian Szymanski.

Options for Torpedo in the free agent market

There are enough high-quality performers in the free agent market.

So, Ilzat Akhmetov's contract with CSKA ended.

The versatile midfielder, who was called up to the national team not so long ago, for whom, moreover, you do not need to pay, will surely arouse great interest among domestic clubs.

However, as Metaratings assures, Lokomotiv has already refused the player.

This decision is not surprising, because the railway workers have enough performers in the center of the field.

But Akhmat and Torpedo allegedly continue to think.

For the car factory workers who returned to the RPL, the arrival of a young, but at the same time, an athlete who spent a lot of matches in the elite would be an excellent option.

And the native of Bishkek himself in the new team, having felt the trust of the coaching staff, could return to the previous level.

The same applies to Ilya Kutepov, who, according to RT, is also close to moving to Torpedo.

The defender in recent seasons practically did not get into the basis of Spartak, and Domenico Tedesco did periodically release him at the end of the meetings to the position of the attacker.

There is no doubt that the footballer, who just four years ago showed himself superbly at the home World Cup, still has a high level of skill and is able to concrete the defense of black and white.

Moreover, he is only 28 years old, and signing a contract with Ilya is a great move for the future.

Doubts are caused only by permanent injuries of the athlete.

This year alone, he missed almost the entire spring due to yet another injury.

Plus, Kutepov will have to take a serious pay cut.