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Some fun content during NT break - my RPL coaches tierlist:
Feel free to share your thoughts below!
(Obviously I can only evaluate what I see from the outside + every coach relies on a good coaching staff & other circumstances)
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Zakharyan update: Contract negotiations at final stage. Chelsea offer him a contract until 2028.
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According to
@LigaTV
, 2 RPL clubs are interested in Mexican winger Raymundo Fulgencio. The player is ready to move to Russia and demands a salary of up to €500k per year. Tigres would be ready to part with him for €2,5-3m.
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🚨Zenit is in talks with OM over a transfer of Amine Harit after Ilic's transfer failed
(
@andreypankovvv
)
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According to
@LigaTV
, Ajax are preparing an improved offer for Eduard Spertsyan.
Previously Dutch media reported that the Ajax board has allowed the club to acquire the 23yo midfielder from Krasnodar.
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Luis Chavez scores his debut goal for Dynamo which is also the 1st Mexican goal in RPL history.
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Victor Davila has (finally) received the money from CSKA to buy out his contract with Club Leon. The 25yo must now hand it over to the Mexican club in order to complete the deal.
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🚨🚨🚨PSG & Krasnodar are close to agree on Safonov's transfer for €20m + bonuses.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
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Isidor arrived in England today to undergo a medical before completing his loan move to Sunderland
(
@michfoot10
)
Sunderland & Zenit have agreed on Isidor's loan. On Wednesday, he will fly to England to complete his move.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
Zenit CEO Medvedev told
@michfoot10
that Isidor is on his way to Sunderland
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Sunderland & Zenit have agreed on Isidor's loan. On Wednesday, he will fly to England to complete his move.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
Zenit CEO Medvedev told
@michfoot10
that Isidor is on his way to Sunderland
An English championship club is showing interest in Isidor, who could move there on loan with option to buy.
(
@michfoot10
)
don't ask me how this is supposed to work atm
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As
@LigaTV
reports, Zenit GK Vasyutin is unhappy with his playing time. There is interest from Sweden & Denmark. In particular, Djurgården may return the 28yo on loan if they sell GK Jacob Widell Zetterström.
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Zenit will receive €18m for Claudinho from Flamengo + a priority right to buy out 18yo Lorran, claims RIA Novosti
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Brayan Gil chose NN over Kyiv, despite Dynamo offering better conditions.
The 23yo is close to join for €1m + bonuses & will receive a 3-year deal.
(
@OnooQ
)
Sokolov is on trial at NN & 23yo striker Brayan Gil is expected to sign a contract with the club.
()
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According to
@MatchTV
, Dynamo & Fenerbahce are close to agreeing on the transfer of Sebastian Szymanski. As reported previously the 24yo wants a full transfer and therefore rejected Feyenoord's loan extension. Galatsaray are also in the race but Fenerbahce are the favorites.
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According to
@Transfermarkt
, OM are in talks with CSKA over Chalov's transfer.
(Don't ask me why they need to talk with CSKA when there is a €4m release clause)
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Player of the week:🇮🇷Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov) vs Dynamo
2 goals & 1 assist in the duel of the (until then) 2 strongest teams - crowned with an incredible dribbling for his 2nd goal. He wins my POTW award for the 2nd time in a row & is the best-performing player in RPL right now.
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Zenit rejected Flamengo‘s €15m offer for Claudinho. The Brazilian club wanted to pay this amount across 5(!) years.
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🚨Chalov moves to PAOK on 3-year deal with €1,3m/year + up to €300k bonuses
Braithwaite deal fell through, so PAOK returned to Chalov. In the coming days, CSKA receive a letter on activation of his €3m release clause & he will fly to Greece
Announcement before July 24
(
@OnooQ
)
Chalov could move to Alaves or Strasbourg. They show interest but haven't made an offer yet.
PAOK were ready to pay €1,5m/year but the Chalov's side took a while to think about it, so PAOK took Braithwaite.
(
@OnooQ
)
Alaves' sports director states that a transfer is impossible
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Spartak contacted representatives of Talleres winger Ramon Sosa. Salary demands of €3-3,5m/year + Transfer could cost more than €20-22m. The player's priority is the Premier League - RPL only possible if he doesn't receive any good offer from Europe.
(
@daiudarit
)
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RPL lineup predictions
Apart from the usual 1st matchday "randomness", some teams played closed friendlies which makes it even more complicated to predict lineups
Feel free to ask questions below. I hope I haven't overlooked anything
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Threw away his CSKA legacy for a 1-year paycheck at Zenit
Mario Fernandes leaves the club
The Russian international and Zenit have decided to part ways by mutual consent
We wish Mario all the best with his future endeavours
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Promes will avoid prison in UAE and only receive a fine. He won't be extradited to the Netherlands and will fly to Russia on March 5.
(
@OnooQ
)
According to
@OnooQ
, Promes was detained because he fled the scene of a car accident in the UAE. When Russian media reported about his detention & contacted the Dutch prosecutor's office, they requested extradition of Promes.
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🚨Benfica, Hoffenheim, Alaves & 3 Premier League clubs are looking to sign Drkusic.
Now after his good performance at the Euros, Sochi demand €7m + bonuses.
(
@OnooQ
)
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Drkusic will sign a 4-year contract with Zenit, after which he will move to Crvena Zvezda for a year.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
His agent confirmed offers from these 3 clubs.
According to
@OnooQ
, the choice will be made in favor of Zenit. After going to SPB, it's highly likely that he will be loaned to Crvena Zvezda (largely depends on whether Djiga moves to Crystal Palace).
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Sochi have agreed on the transfer of Ecuadorian striker Alejandro Cabeza but during the medical examination the 26yo was found to have health problems due to a recent injury.
Therefore Sochi is looking for alternatives - loaning Gaich or buying Suleymanov.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
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Krasnodar is ready to let Spertsyan go for €18m. Lens offered less but didn't leave negotiations. Other clubs show interest but there were no official offers yet.
(
@LigaTV
)
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Zenit isn't satisfied with Galatasary's offer.
Barcelona is also showing interest in Wendel.
(
@michfoot10
)
Mario Fernandes continues to train with Zenit, who haven't yet set a time frame for signing a new contract.
Galatasaray continues negotiations on Wendel, but didn't reach the desired amount for Zenit yet.
(
@fabiopaleixo
)
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Anton Miranchuk is close to join PAOK on a 3-year contract. He would receive a salary of €1,4m/year + €1m signing bonus.
(
@OnooQ
)
Agent Shpinev said that Miranchuk & Zhemaletdinov will leave Loko as free agents
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Why punish children for the actions of their government?
At least let them compete as "neutrals"
Either ban both Russia & Israel or neither of them
btw afaik RFU still receive money for football development from FIFA & UEFA (also a reason why RFU won't leave UEFA to go to AFC)
🇷🇺🫣According to
@championat
, several countries have requested the return of Russia to youth competitions in UEFA.
🙄Authorization would only be valid for children, juniors, and youth teams.
🇬🇷Greece is the spokesperson for this idea, with Bosnia, Montenegro, Kazakhstan,
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✅Sekou Koita joins CSKA
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According to
@LigaTV
, the Armenian Football Federation is holding talks with Zenit midfielder Aleksandr Kovalenko. Coach Petrakov is personally interested in the player, but they haven't come to anything concrete yet.
FFA is also negotiating with Orenburg's Stepan Oganesyan.
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20yo Iranian CF Saeid Saharkhizan is on the verge of moving to Orenburg. Parties are at the final stage of negotiations.
(
@OnooQ
)
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Cesar Montes Update:
- Monterrey only need to agree to complete the deal
- € 7m transfer fee + € 3m in bonuses
- 3-year contract + option for 1-year extension
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Ajax consider signing Anton Miranchuk
Citizenship doesn't seem to be a problem
(
@michfoot10
)
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Another Sport24 masterclass. Ajax refuse to sign an Armenian from Krasnodar because of the political situation…Ok let’s take a Russian from Dynamo
New rumors about Zakharyan and Ajax, the Dutch club is ready to offer Dynamo 10 million euros (Sport 24)
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Borussia Dortmund wants to sign a left-back this winter. This player should be an immediate help, Sebastian Kehl has a budget of 5 to 6 million euros.
🗞
@berger_pj
#BVB
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Off topic, but I wanted to thank everyone for reading & interacting with my tweets. I enjoy writing about the RPL, so I'm glad that after 1 year I was already able to reach 1000 followers.
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Zenit & Fenerbahce reach agreement to play friendly in Istanbul during November NT break, claims RIA Novosti
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Spartak are interested in Betis CB Luiz Felipe but Abascal & Ashworth like Babic because of his height, he is left footed & he understands Russian.
There is no official offers from Spartak for Babic so far, it's in the stage of requests through intermediaries.
(
@max_kbtelega
)
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✅ Dynamo Makhachkala have been promoted to RPL. It will be the 1st RPL season in the history of the club.
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Orenburg take 24yo Iranian CF Javad Aghaeipour, who will fly to Turkey (training camp) to sign a contract.
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@OnooQ
)
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Taheri moves to Rubin on a 3-year contract as a free agent. His father works in Russia, so FIFA gave him permission to play for Rubin despite not being 18 yet.
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@OnooQ
)
17yo Iranian striker Kasra Taheri from Sepahan's u19 is on trial at Rubin and immediately scored for the Kazan side.
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Mohammad Ghorbani is moving to Orenburg on a 3,5-year contract. Sepahan will receive €1m for the 22yo Iranian.
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@OnooQ
)
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Orenburg midfielder Ghorbani received a call-up to the Iranian NT.
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Pjanic to undergo medical tomorrow before signing 1+1 deal (club option until May, €1m/year salary + performance-related bonuses)
Initiative of the club - supported by Nikolic
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@OnooQ
)
Pjanic rejected on Sunday & agreed on Monday
CSKA chose Pjanic over Yazici
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@andreypankovvv
)
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Betis striker Willian José will move to Russia for €1,5m + bonuses.
(
@derbin78
)
It will probably be Spartak.
(
@daiudarit
)
The 32yo is on Spartak's list. The club communicated with the player's side. (
@KyKyPyKy22
)
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Iranian NT GK Alireza Beiranvand has been offered to Spartak. The 31yo is ready to consider offers from Russia.
(
@daiudarit
)
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Juventus is ready to acquire Spertsyan in summer 2024.
(Bulls Inside)
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Player of the week:🇮🇷Mohammad Mohebi (Rostov) vs Krasnodar
Last week, in the first game after the restart, he already looked better than in autumn and this week he decided the Southern Derby with his 2 goals. The 25yo is getting more and more used to Karpin's playstyle.
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Krasnodar airport is expected to reopen after a test flight from Moscow on Friday. This will give Krasnodar & Rostov more recovery & training time and makes it easier to convince legionnaires.
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Mohebi since RPL restart
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Nantes are interested in Edgar Sevikyan. The French club made a request and were informed that Pari NN is ready to let him go for €3,5m. As reported previously, CSKA & Krasnodar are interested but they would have to pay €5,5m + the 22yo prefers to go abroad.
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@OnooQ
)
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Fenerbahce is showing interest in Vladimir Ivic, reports
@bookierating
. Ivic had a meeting with sports director Mario Branco. A decision on Ivic's potential appointment will be made closer to June.
Spartak & Ivic discussed a 1+1 contract with a salary of €2m/year.
2 other candidates on Amaral's list:
-foreigner (not Jansen), seems to be favored now
-Russian (not Karpin/Cherchesov/Osinkin)
Ivic has other options + negotiations with main candidate aren't going well.
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@OnooQ
)
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🚨Spartak has agreed on a 4-year contract with Esequiel Barco. Deal should be finalized next week. The player is ready to fly to Russia.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
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Hosseinnejad moves to Dinamo Makhachkala on a 3+1 contract
(
@OnooQ
)
📰 According to Navad, Javad Hosseinnejad will be joining a soon-to-be-revealed Russian Premier League club. 🇷🇺
Javad has secured a release from Sepahan, who is expected to receive $1 million for the transfer. 💰
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✅Orenburg acquired 21yo Iranian CF Saeid Saharkhizan
Orenburg managed to close the Saharkhizan deal. Until the very end, they decided between 2 options from the Iranian 1st tier (Aghaeipour?) but for various reasons the choice fell on the younger but more expensive Saharkhizan.
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Reyvandi will receive a chance in the main team after an impressive showing in the youth team.
🇷🇺 Amirhossein Reyvandi is trialing with Russian giants, CSKA Moscow.
Amir is a talented 19-year old left-back from KIA FC, a fast-growing grassroots academy established by Mehdi Mahdavikia.
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Loko refused to let Mario Mitaj go to Dinamo Zagreb this winter. The Croats may return to the Albanian in summer.
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@andreypankovvv
)
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Dinamo Zagreb striker Emreli may move to Rubin. His agent states that the Kazan side is actively interested in the 26yo.
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🚨CSKA announced an agreement in principle with Nikolic.
According to
@andreypankovvv
, it will be a 2-year deal.
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🚨Khudyakov is close to join Austrian champions Sturm Graz. A 4-year contract has been agreed with the player. Now the issue of his flight to Austria is being resolved, after which the agreement will be signed.
(
@andreypankovvv
)
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Chalov is expected to meet with CSKA management (may happen on Friday) before leaving for PAOK. Earlier he had doubts but after a conversation with Savvidis, he gave him his final approval for the transfer. PAOK already sent a letter & want him to fly asap.
(
@OnooQ
)
🚨Chalov moves to PAOK on 3-year deal with €1,3m/year + up to €300k bonuses
Braithwaite deal fell through, so PAOK returned to Chalov. In the coming days, CSKA receive a letter on activation of his €3m release clause & he will fly to Greece
Announcement before July 24
(
@OnooQ
)
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Promes will play for United FC Dubai (one of Lomakin's clubs) in 2nd tier of UAE
()
Promes signed a 1-year deal which includes a free option to return to Spartak if he receives permission to leave UAE
(
@michfoot10
)
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Player of the week: 🇦🇲Eduard Spertsyan (Krasnodar) vs Baltika
Spertsyan converted Safonov's long throw into a goal with a fantastic solo-run & provided Cordoba with a nice assist from a corner. In addition, 5 key passes, 2/2 successful dribblings & 6/7 won duels.
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🤣keep dreaming
someone probably confused transfer fee & salary
🚨 Amine Harit has REJECTED the offer from Zenit, which offered him an annual salary of €10M! 😳
He’s not keen to play in Russia.
(Source:
@Adammser
)
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Milson won't return to Russia or move to Olympiacos. The former NN winger was too expensive for Russian clubs. Today he will fly to Belgrade & sign his contract tomorrow to complete his €6m transfer to Crvena Zvezda.
()
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Positive news for Ferencavros fans:
Cristian Ramírez will move to Cherchesov's club for €2m.
(
@OnooQ
)
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Guarirapa went to CSKA for medical but talks ongoing
(
@andreypankovvv
)
CSKA take him on €400k loan fee with obligation to buy if he plays a certain amount of games. Agreement in principle but talks on buyout & payment schedule continue.
If it fails, he may go to Akhmat
(
@OnooQ
)
All 3 parties are interested in the deal but question is on what terms. CSKA has no money but Sochi want to get something for Guarirapa. CSKA are prioritized but if they can't agree, Sochi has 3 other clubs to take him
There are negotiations but no agreement yet
(
@andreypankovvv
)
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A dramatic final matchday of an absurd season ends with Zenit's 6th championship in a row!
Dynamo is officially cursed - same also applies to Krasnodar.
Baltika are directly relegated.
Pari NN - Arsenal Tula & Ural - Akron in relegation playoffs.
Batxi replaces Castano
Marichal over Dasa
Fomin back from suspenion, Bitello benched
Karavaev replaces injured Santos, Mantuan LWB?
Pesjakov back in goal
Komarov over Aznaurov
Costanza RB?
Aleksandrov back from suspension
Rybchinskiy over Kovalev
Kozlov back in s11
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Mitaj to Al-Ittihad
€1,2m loan fee + €5m option to buy
(
@OnooQ
)
🚨🚨🇸🇦 Shock move! Mitaj to Al-Ittihad?
Saudi media report that Mario Mitaj will move to Saudi Arabia. With the new Saudi regulation, clubs are allowed to have 10 foreign players. However, 2 of them must be U21 players. That is why the Saudi clubs are now looking for young
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✅Akinfeev extends until 2026
Akinfeev will extend his contract with CSKA next week. An agreement in principle has been reached.
(
@KyKyPyKy22
)
Akinfeev will stay at CSKA for 2 more years.
(
@OnooQ
)
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🚨Dynamo head coach Marcel Licka confirmed Zakharyan's move to Real Sociedad.
He told
@MatchTV
that Arsen "can already be considered a Real Sociedad player".
As you can see Zakharyan won't play today and is only at the stadium to say goodbye to the fans.
He will fly to Spain (via Istanbul) late tonight/Monday night, reports Beria.
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Majstorovic plays golf apparently
📋🦅 | Селектор репрезентације Србије Драган Стојковић објавио је шири списак играча на које рачуна за прве две утакмице у „А” дивизији Лиге нација против Шпаније и Данске.
🇷🇸🆚🇪🇸 | 5. септембар, Београд
🇩🇰🆚🇷🇸 | 8. септембар, Копенхаген
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👀
The attacking player is former RB Salzburg striker Sekou Koita. CSKA made significant progress in negotiations by communicating directly with the player's family.
If everything goes well, Koita will sign a 3-year contract with CSKA.
(
@OnooQ
)
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Wendel‘s agent denied rumors that the player requested a transfer to Flamengo in winter.
Previously it was also reported that Zenit demands €21-25m for his sale.
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