On Saturday, November 6, a number of Russian media, citing sources, announced the termination of the contract between Artyom Dzyuba and the Adana Demirspor club.
As noted, the agreement was broken by mutual agreement of the parties and the 34-year-old striker became a free agent.
According to Match TV, the forward has already left Turkey.
The former player of the Russian national team signed an agreement with Adana in mid-August.
In his debut match with Fenerbahce, Artyom came out in the starting lineup and scored a goal, and the club's sports director Gokhan Gekturk then said that he expected at least 20 goals from the striker per season.
“Dziuba is an experienced footballer, he can do it.
His arrival at the club will not be a problem for Mario Balotelli.
Whoever is better will play, ”said the functionary.
But soon after that, the Italian striker left the team, and Dzyuba began to get less and less playing time, because the head coach of the Turkish team, Vincenzo Montella, changed the tactical scheme, and the Russian no longer fits into it.
After the departure of Balotelli, the mentor prefers to use not a penetrating striker at the forefront of the attack, but a mobile, technical player with the functions of a “false nine”.
Since September, 30-year-old midfielder Emre Akbaba has been playing this role.
As a result, by mid-October, Artyom completely ceased to fall into the team's application, although neither injuries nor ailments of the football player were reported.
As ex-forward of the national team Dmitry Bulykin noted in a conversation with RT, Dziubu is not satisfied with his current position in the team and therefore he decided to break the contract.
“I think he is unhappy with his playing time and wants to get on the field more often, especially since his career is already in decline.
He needs a team where he will play and enjoy football, ”the former football player emphasized.
There are many possible reasons why Dzyuba never played in Adana Demirspor.
In particular, there may be problems with physical fitness, because after leaving Zenit, Artyom was looking for a new club for a long time and training with Rubin was clearly not enough.
But Montella turned out to be a principled coach and wants to see him on the field in good condition.
However, according to Bulykin, at the moment it is not worth focusing on them.
“The main thing is not this, but what will happen next.
The main question is where he will continue his career and whether he will be able to finish it beautifully, ”Bulykin emphasized.
One of the options for Dzyuba, according to media reports, is "Venice" from the Italian series B. The club's executive director, Alexander Menta, even confirmed interest in the Russian striker, but made a reservation that the development of events would depend on a number of circumstances.
However, according to Bulykin, the striker is unlikely to agree to move to the Apennines.
“I think that this is not a very good option for him, and he most likely will not go there.
This is not his level.
Like it or not, all the players return to their homeland, and I think Artyom will also return to Russia.
Here he has many options, it all depends on the nuances, ”said the interlocutor of RT.
The head coach of the Andorran club "Santa Coloma" Dmitry Cheryshev is also ready to invite Dziuba to his place.
However, the specialist doubts that the striker will agree to such a proposal.
“Artyom is a very good football player, a great master, I would take him with pleasure, with arms and legs!
But you perfectly understand that he himself will not go to me and will not agree.
This is a person who wants to play, grow and progress at the highest level.
It’s a pity that he didn’t succeed in Turkey, but I’m sure that soon he will prove himself in another team, Cheryshev told Match TV.
As for the options in Russia, according to the "Championship", the capital's "Torpedo" and personally the president of the club, Ilya Gerkus, are seriously interested in Dzyuba's services.
According to experts, the forward would have come to court in many other teams, but the problem remains the same - the terms of Artyom's personal contract.
So, in "Fakel" and "Khimki" they have already stated that they cannot afford to sign the former captain of the national team.
However, in any case, the Russian should not give up.
As the former coach of the Russian youth team Igor Kolyvanov noted, this is only a temporary failure of the player.
“There was a good career, there was the best footballer in our country, the best scorer.
It did not work out for him now - and that's okay.
Let him not give up, look for a team and work on, ”Kolyvanov said in an interview with RT.
The situation in "Adana" in a sense resembles the story of five years ago, when "Zenith" was headed by the Italian Roberto Mancini.
Under him, Dziuba also rarely entered the field and eventually went on loan to Arsenal, where he scored six goals in ten games and gave three assists.
"Adana" is also led by an Italian, and it's time to think: maybe Artyom has no luck in working with coaches from this country?
And now you need to find an analogue of the Tula club in Turkey?
However, according to Bulykin, it is unlikely that in these two situations there is a pattern associated with the nationality of the team coaches.
“I would not say so categorically.
Different coaches have their own requirements, wishes, and you can work with someone, but not with someone, ”said the former athlete.