Artyom hasn’t been able to find a new club for two months now. This is how football ends.
The best forward in the history of the championships of Russia Artyom Dzyuba has been in the status of a free agent for more than two months after the termination of the contract with the Turkish team Adana Demirspor.
Numerous media reports about options for continuing Artyom’s career have not yet been confirmed.
It got to the point that the former captain of the national team and one of the main characters of the 2018 World Cup is not needed even by the outsiders of the Russian Premier League.
Unfortunate trip to Turkey
Dziuba finished last RPL season as one of the top scorers. On account of the ex-forward of “Zenith” was 11 goals and 6 assists. But a new contract with the St. Petersburg club could not be concluded. In the summer, the player went on a free voyage.
Artyom opted for the ambitious Turkish project “Adana Demirspor”. The club sets itself big goals in the Turkish championship. And it all started promisingly for the footballer: he scored in the first match, celebrating his birthday in a chic way.
But the successes of the Russian footballer on the Turkish coast ended there. As part of Demirspor, Artyom played only five matches, and the goal scored in the debut game remained the only one. On November 6, it became known that the striker and the club terminated the contract by mutual agreement.
Dziuba said that the club delayed his payments for several months. But it is worth noting that in the last two games before breaking the contract, Artyom was not even on the bench.
“No, we are not interested in Dziuba”
For more than two months, the Russian has been in search of a new team. During the downtime, various options for his possible employment appeared in the press. In December, the potential transfer of Artyom to Monza was actively discussed. It was reported that Silvio Berlusconi himself allegedly expressed interest in the transfer of the Russian. But CEO Adriano Galliani denied those rumors.
– No, we are not interested in Dziuba, – quotes the words of the functionary “RB Sport”.
They also wooed Artyom to the Middle East. “Match TV” reported on the interest in the striker from the clubs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. But the football player, unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, did not fall for a big fee. But one of the proposals was designed for $ 3 million per season. Now an age-old Russian is unlikely to be offered such conditions anywhere else.
They lured the football player back to Turkey. “Match TV” reported on the substantive interest in Artyom from “Sivasspor”. The Valiant offered the striker a contract for a year and a half. The head coach of the Turks, Ryza Chalymbay, was personally interested in the arrival of Dzyuba, but the striker, according to media reports. considered a priority option to return to the RPL. However, very soon many teams will come out of vacation and start preparing for the spring part of the season, but Dziuba has not yet acquired a new club.
The day before, information appeared that Dzyuba’s representatives offered to sign him “Paris NN”. But Nizhny Novgorod decided not to use the services of the famous striker, as he does not fit into the concept of the club.
– Artyom Dziuba offered his services to Pari NN? I personally did not have a dialogue with him, but there were certain people who called our club and offered his services. We are not interested.
The policy of our club does not imply the ability to take players for a lot of money. Yes, he is a star player, but already old. Our club strategy is clearly demonstrated by the situation with Ilya Agapov. There were no negotiations with Artyom Dzyuba and never will be, – quotes the words of the general director of the Nizhny Novgorod club Ravil Izmailov “Championship”.
Among the refuseniks from the RPL, the Torpedo was also called, which is collapsing this season. Muscovites have only six goals scored in 17 rounds, but they did not need the famous striker either. Even in the coaching staff of the car factory, they were not sure that Dziuba would be able to help the team rise from the last place in the standings.
Thus, Artyom runs the risk of meeting the end of the winter transfer window without a team. And the longer the 34-year-old striker remains a free agent, the more likely the imminent end of his career.
