There weren’t many events for the RPL clubs in the transfer market last week. Zenit’s new striker, Alexander Sobolev’s fate, whether Kerem Akturkoglu will move to Spartak, whether Eduard Spertsyan and John Cordoba will leave Krasnodar, whether CSKA will part ways with Kelven – for now there are only rumours. However, there are also transfers that have already taken place. This is exactly what we are talking about.
Previous RPL Transfer Summary:
Zenit and Spartak took defenders, Krasnodar took the player from Examples. Transfers of the week in RPL
Wilson Isidore: Zenit → Sunderland (on loan for €750 thousand)
Announcing Isidore’s transfer, the representative of the Championship used footage from the film “Outcast”, playing on the consonance of his name with a Wilson brand volleyball. Ironic, considering the level of play of the Zenit striker. For 11 months, the Frenchman never became one of their own in St. Petersburg, but due to the mandatory termination option, Lokomotiv had to pay 4 million euros for him. Four goals in 29 matches, although Wilson almost always had to come on as a substitute – the statistics are not the most solid. Now he has the opportunity to revive his career in England. If it works out, Sunderland could keep him forever.
Wilson Isidoro at Sunderland
Photo: Richard Sellers/Getty Images
“I’m really happy to be here and sign for Sunderland. This is an amazing club with a great fan base. When a team like this wants you, it’s incredible. I didn’t hesitate before making my decision. I always knew Sunderland was a great club, so I can’t wait to play here and see the Stadium of Light full. I hope I can get the fans chanting my name,” the striker did not hide his joy.
Hamid Agalarov: Akhmat → Dynamo Mx (€500 thousand)
In the 2021/2022 season, Agalarov showed himself so strongly in the modest Ufa that he scored 19 goals and became the top scorer in the RPL. It seemed that the transfer to a top club was a matter of time. But Hamid moved to Akhmat and even there he did not shine: only 9+3 in 56 matches. Now there is a great chance to express himself again, because the striker was signed by Dynamo from his native Makhachkala. The purchase of the blue-and-white team cost 500,000 euros, although the residents of Grozny shelled out 4 million euros two years ago. And even that price seemed too low.
Hamid Agalarov at Dynamo Makhachkala
Photo by: RIA Novosti
Dynamo management has more than enough expectations. “We are happy, we have been planning this transfer for a long time. It is good that Agalarov has returned to his hometown. We hope that he will reach his previous level. Can Hamid become the top scorer in the RPL again? Why not? He didn’t score much before either, anything can happen,” club general manager Shamil Gazizov told RB Sport.
Nikita Goylo: Zenit → Dynamo Mx (loan)
Agalarov is not the only Makhachkala signing. Goylo was clearly superfluous in Zenit’s goalkeeping squad: Evgeniy Latyshonok and Denis Adamov prevent even the legendary Mikhail Kerzhakov, who is still doing well, from playing. What can we say about Nikita? Last season he played 10 matches for Sochi, and then, after the winter break, he was recalled due to, as the official editorial said, a long recovery.
Nikita Goylo
Photo by: RIA Novosti
In 2024, Goilo had not yet appeared on the field. Now is the time. True, one of the discoveries of the season is David Volk – the number one status is unlikely to slip away from him. But the season is long and the calendar is rich. There will certainly be chances. Moreover, Nikita was at Dynamo’s training camp for almost a month, that is, he was properly assessed and only then was he given a contract.
El Mehdi Mawhub: Raja Casablanca → Dynamo (1.7 million euros)
Dinamo have Konstantin Tyukavin. But Fyodor Smolov left long ago. It’s a disaster: Moscow’s management thought and signed the 21-year-old striker from the Moroccan Olympic team. In France, Mauhoub took bronze and scored a penalty against the Americans in the quarter-finals (4-0). And before that, in June, his goal in the last minutes gave the team a draw in the match against Belgium U21 (2-2). At home, he played for three clubs and scored 20+1 in 73 matches. In general, the boy knows how to score. Let’s see how his scoring talent will reveal itself in Russia.
El-Mehdi Mauhoub at Dynamo
Photo by: FC Dynamo
“You will admit it later, but I guarantee you that Dynamo has a good scouting department. Believe me, Mauhoub will be one of the top scorers in the league.”
“I don’t think that the defenders will leave the dressing room after seeing him paired with Tyukavin,” said Mauhoub’s agent, Anis El-Mehdi, in a bold and ambitious comment to SE.
More on the Moroccan newcomer to the blue and white:
Dynamo have found an unexpected replacement for Smolov. The future newcomer is already at the Olympics
Dominique Oroz: “Vitesse” → “Wings of the Soviets” (free)
The Wings’ defense at the start of the season is a bit gloomy. Over the course of six rounds, the team lost 12 times – only Akron had a worse result (13). Alexander Soldatenkov, Roman Evgeniev, Ilya Gaponov – they “bring” everything. It was necessary to strengthen and it found itself in the Dutch Championship, where Oroz played until recently. Vitesse was relegated and Dominic became a free agent. Not for long. In the 2023/2024 season, the 23-year-old center back took part in 31 matches and scored 2+1.
Dominique Oroz in “Wings of the Soviets”
Photo: FC “Krylya Sovetov”
“We were interested in strengthening the defensive line. We are glad that Dominic has joined us! We are sure that his experience and skills will help the team achieve its goals,” said Krylia sporting director Sergei Kornilenko.
Kirill Kaplenko: Baltika → Khimki (€680 thousand)
The 25-year-old defender of the Belarusian national team did not want to continue playing in the First League. “Khimki” took into account this request and, according to Transfermarkt, paid 680 thousand euros for him. At the same time, “Baltika” bought Kaplenko from “Orenburg” only in February – for as much as 1.6 million euros. in the style of Kaliningrad. But then, of course, everything was decided by relegation from the Premier League.
Kirill Kaplenko
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, “Championship”
This season Kirill had enough practice: 32 matches in the RPL and the Russian Cup, two goals and two assists. Now he will compete with captain Khetag Khosonov (although his place in the team is not mentioned) and Samin Abdullahi.
