Now you can sleep. The main thing about Sobolev’s transfer from Spartak to Zenit
August 29, 2024, 22:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Transfer amount, contract duration and special role of Semak. The most fundamental transition of the RPL took place.
Zenit boss Alexander Medvedev did not lie: there are really 24 hours in a day. And in these 24 hours Alexander Sobolev will sign a contract with the club. In general, a signature is already a formality. It has already been confirmed that he has passed a medical examination at the championship club, but our sources claim that Alexander passed it successfully.
There has been a lot of talk about this transfer. And there were also a lot of insiders. Yesterday, for example, fans laughed at Georgy Cherdantsev in vain – he was just a bit hasty. And the “Championate” was right about the proximity of the deal a week ago. But we will not remember all the words of the club bosses, journalists and players – in the end, almost all of them were right, because Alexander is at Zenit.
The facts are the main thing at this point. Let’s move on to them:
Transfer fee: 10 million euros immediately, no installments. Zenit wanted to take him for 8 million euros, Spartak wanted to give him up for 12 million euros. The commitment is clear: the contract is for at least three years. Sobolev also remained a target for Zenit – before the transfer of Luciano Gondou or after. Sergei Semak needed Alexander – it was the coach who insisted on the transfer until the very end; Sobolev’s transfer opens the way for Ivan Sergeev to Krylya Sovetov.
Now Alexander will have a new captain.
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This transfer can perhaps be considered the most important in the history of the RPL. The two biggest players on the market did not want to back down from the negotiations, hence the delay. But now you can breathe out. And go to bed.
Now you can think about it again:
Why does Zenit need Sobolev?
