Last week several great players left RPL at once, including Arsen Zakharyan. True, there were interesting transfers to the entrance. We talk about the main offers of the last days.
Previous RPL transfer summary:
The Russian champion entered the Second League, and the Lyon player went to Grozny. Transfers of the week in RPL
Arsen Zakharyan: Dynamo → Real Sociedad (€13M)
Arsen Zakharyan (right)
Photo: Real Sociedad FC
The main transition from last week. Over the past year, Zakharyan could have gone to both England and Italy. It didn’t work for various reasons. Negotiations for the transfer of the 20-year-old footballer to Real Sociedad were also very difficult. At some point, it even seemed that Zakharyan would not be in Spain. Fortunately, everything ended well. Over the weekend, Arsen flew to San Sebastián, successfully passed a medical examination and attended the new team’s home game. And after that, the parties announced the conclusion of a long-term contract. Dynamo received 13 million euros for the transfer of talent, and Zakharyan can make his debut on August 25. On this day, Real Sociedad will face Las Palmas in the 3rd day of Examples.
What they write in Spain about the transition of Zakharyan:
“Zakharyan can become a ‘king’, like Karpin.” In Spain, they are inspired by the transfer of Russian
Baktiyor Zainutdinov: CSKA → Besiktas (€4.5M)
Baktiyor Zaynutdinov
Photo: FC Besiktas
CSKA suffered a significant loss – Baktiyor Zainutdinov left the team. Last week, the army’s communication director, Kirill Breido, confirmed that the deal with Besiktas had been closed. The footballer of the Kazakhstan national team flew to Istanbul and took a photo in the new club’s jersey right at the airport. According to Transfermarkt, the transfer amount was €4.5 million. By the way, Besiktas head coach Senol Gunesh was personally interested in Zainutdinov’s transfer. He was even upset that the transfer was delayed, because he expected Baktiyor to be in Istanbul before the start of the season.
Víctor Dávila: León → CSKA Moscow (€4.6M)
Victor Davila
Photo: PFC CSKA
CSKA has acquired a long-awaited newcomer. The Moscow Club found striker Víctor Dávila in the Mexican championship. The Chilean footballer has already arrived in Russia, has been photographed in a CSKA shirt and has spoken to journalists. And then he signed a contract under the “4 + 1” scheme. The 25-year-old Chilean stressed that he is capable of playing in any attacking position. Dávila came to CSKA in a very interesting way. The Moscow club transferred money to the striker, who bought his contract from the Mexican Leon. Dávila himself admitted that he had encountered this for the first time in his career, but it was the only legal way. According to Dávila, before the transition he consulted with another Chilean footballer from CSKA, Víctor Méndez.
Matthias Normann: Rostov → Al-Raed (free agent)
Norman Matthias
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, Championship
The story with Norman is very murky. The player’s rights belonged to Rostov, but since the fall of 2022 he has been playing on loan at Dynamo. It was calculated until August 20, but the Norwegian arbitrarily left Russia a few weeks before the deadline. According to Dynamo CEO Pavel Pivovarov, Norman made this decision after the drone attack on the city of Moscow. He notified both Rostov and Dynamo of the contract termination unilaterally. On August 20, Norman moved to the Saudi club Al Raed. “Dinamo” studies the option of going to trial. “Rostov”, apparently, will also think about the measures.
Srdjan Babić: Almería → Spartak Moscow (€5M)
Srdjan Babic
Photo: spartak.com
The Moscow club has strengthened the lineup with central defender Srjan Babić. Eight years ago he became the winner of the junior world championship. The defender played that tournament from the first to the last minute: he played all seven games. Babich has experience playing for Real Sociedad, Red Star, Famalicana. In 2021 he ended up at Almería. First the Spanish club rented it from Crvena Zvezda, then bought it for 1.1 million euros, now Almería sells it five times more. Babić made 34 appearances in La Liga last season and scored three goals.
What is good to recruit “Spartacus”:
“Spartak” bought a defender in the center! Babić scored almost as many goals in Spain as Bongonda
Vítor Tormena: Braga → Krasnodar (€2M)
Victor Tormena
Photo: fckrasnodar.ru
Krasnodar reinforced the defensive line with another legionnaire. Earlier, the team was replaced by the Uruguayan Lucas Olas, who had already made his debut in the team. Last week, the Bulls took center-back Vitor Tormena from Braga for 2 million euros, who has been in Portugal since 2017, when he played for Gil Vicente, Portimonense and Braga. Together with the previous club, Tormena became the winner of the Portuguese Cup and the Portuguese League Cup. After moving to Krasnodar, the newcomer posted a post on social media and greeted fans in Russian.
“Krasnodar” disappointingly missed the victory in the fifth round of the RPL:
Lokomotiv bounced back at the end! Miranchuk got into the top nine for Safonov. Video
Justin Cuero: Independiente del Valle → Orenburg (loan with option to buy)
justin leather
Photo: Frame of the video
“Orenburg” replenished the composition with another legionnaire from South America. 19-year-old striker Justin Cuero, representing Ecuador, has moved to Russia. The boy’s high performance in the youth team is striking: 16 goals in 22 matches. Impressive, isn’t it? Cuero has appeared in five Under-20 Copa Libertadores games this summer and has provided three assists. In three games he led the team onto the field with the captain’s armband. It is curious that before the transfer, Cuero himself announced that Zenit was buying his contract, and that he would spend the season on loan at Orenburg. The agent later stated that his client was misrepresented. Like there were no negotiations with Zenit.
What you need to know about the newcomer from “Orenburg”:
A talent with a crazy performance arrives at the RPL. “Orenburg” takes it under the “Zenith”?
Marco Chavara: Aluminum → Rubin (free agent)
Marco Chavara
Photo: FC Rubin
Rubin found 20-year-old forward Marko Chavara in Slovenia, who moved to Russia as a free agent. Previously, the Croatian played at home and also played for the Slovenian clubs Nafta and Aluminiy. He showed himself very well in the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb – 19 goals in 29 games. True, Chavara won’t help Rubin this season. The fact is that immediately after the transfer (contract for four years), the Kazan club sent the player on loan. The Croatian will spend next season in the First Division, where he will play for Khabarovsk SKA.
Andriy Kudravets: BATE → Dynamo (€400,000)
andrey kudravets
Photo: fcdm.ru
The Blue and Whites bought goalkeeper Andrei Kudravets from BATE. The Belarusian youngster signed a five-year contract, but will spend the first half of this season at home (at the same BATE). The 19-year-old goalkeeper’s rent is calculated until the winter, after which he will move to Russia. As part of BATE, he became the winner of the Belarusian Cup and Super Cup, and also gained experience playing in European competitions. Kudravets debuted with his team in November 2022, he has two matches in the team.
Tabo Sele: Radomyak → Fakel (free agent)
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Photo: FC Fakel
The arrival of legionnaires from abroad in Voronezh is a rare event. Fakel signed a contract with the 26-year-old defensive midfielder Sele, who has been playing for the Polish Radomyak since 2021. And before that, he played in Portugal, including in the second team of Benfica (six games). In 2017, Sele went to the World Youth Championship as part of the South African team, and in 2021 he played at the Tokyo Olympics. In addition, the midfielder has four appearances with the national team.
