Final touches before the resumption of the season.

In Russia, the transfer window will be open for another two weeks, so there will be enough rumors and news about new signings. From the latter, Lokomotiv continues to get rid of ballast, Kerzhakov found a team in Cyprus, and Paris Nizhny Novgorod snatched a Barcelona graduate.

CSKA upgrade the attack group

“CSKA” finished the first part of the Russian championship much worse than it started. Perhaps fatigue has accumulated since Vladimir Fedotov was sorely lacking in players. Perhaps another training camp is needed so that the team is fully accustomed to the needs of the new coach.

In winter, the rossoblù decided to remain silent on the transfer market and so far they have limited themselves to signing central defender Ilya Agapov. But now, according to the latest data, a new transfer is being prepared. Muscovite ranchers are interested in left wing Ismael Diaz of the Ecuadorian Universidad Católica. It has been reported that CSKA has already submitted a transfer offer for the Panamanian footballer, whose market value is estimated by Transfermarkt at 1.2 million euros.

Diaz has already tried to storm Europe by storm – he entered Porto, Deportivo. But in the reality of the Russian Premier League, this is still a pig in a poke.

At the same time, the capital’s team temporarily got rid of a player who brings the least benefit during his stay at the club. Adolfo Gaich managed to shine under Fedotov in August-September, but the flash was enough for only 2 games, when the Argentine scored a goal against Torpedo and Krasnodar. It is already clear to everyone that Adolfo does not pull the level of the main team, so the “soldiers” loaned him to “Verona”.

Lokomotiv continues to get rid of ballast

Of the ineffective forwards of the Russian Premier League, you can make a symbolic team. From CSKA – Gaich and Zabolotny, from Zenit – Mateo Cassierra. And from Lokomotiv – Marko Rakognats. The 22-year-old striker was brought to the Moscow club from the previous management, and at that time the sporting director of the red-green Thomas Zorn noted:

Marco has been on the radar of various European clubs for some time, so I am particularly pleased that he accepted the offer to move to Lokomotiv. He represents the profile of the player we were looking for: tall, young and with a perspective. I am sure that in the new season Marko will qualitatively strengthen the forward line of our team.

But the Montenegrin immediately sat down on the bench and remained a reserve player – he came out in the second half, from the first minutes he played only two league matches. And for 12 matches RPL it was not marked by effective actions. With such a performance it is difficult to talk about any prospects, so in the winter everyone expected Marco to be one of the first to leave the club.

First of all, the “railway workers” leased Tina Jedvaya, Pedrinho and Girano Kerk. Rumors of Red Star’s interest in Rakognac only appeared in February. But they made a deal quite quickly: he will spend the remaining six months in the Serbian team.

“Pari NN” took a pupil of “Barcelona”

This is a gain of points: earlier the Nizhny Novgorod team lost Central defender Ilya Agapov, he replenished the team CSKA. The team suffered two key defeats (besides Agapov – the departure of head coach Galaktionov to Lokomotiv) – and in both cases could do nothing due to the status of the clubs they were negotiating with Pari NN.

At the same time, the residents of Nizhny Novgorod really do not want to stretch the task of holding a post RPL until the last lap. Thus, a pupil of Barcelona got to the position of Agapov, who went through the youth teams and got up to the double of the Catalans.

Frank Banjak, having left for Zaragoza, began to travel around the weak European leagues: he visited Austria, Slovenia, examined Serbia and Kazakhstan. Predict his fate RPL impossible – chances are he won’t stay here for more than 1 season. But the fact itself is bright: a pupil of Barcelona is playing in Russia.

Kerzhakov went to Cyprus

It is difficult to assess Alexander’s talent as a mentor – he only mentored Tom from First League and Pari NN, who at that time had just entered the RPL. Both teams needed a result here and now – there was a minimum of room for the manager’s abilities to show. He played closed football for Nizhny Novgorod: the club had no artists to play in attack. And Kerzhakov coped with the task of him: Pari NN remained in the elite.

And it is all the more surprising that after such an achievement, even the crisis clubs did not pay attention to him – and after all, Khimki, Fakel and Torpedo needed a coach. For lack of a better one, he flies to Cyprus – according to the latest insiders, he will lead Karmiotissa. Rumors managed to confirm in the club.

According to the results of 22 rounds, Karmiotissa is in 10th place in the standings and will rather fight for survival than for trophies.

The first legionnaires in the “Torch”

The Voronezh team negotiated with the Bulgarian “Botev” and agreed on the loan of two players at once – central midfielder Reda Rabei and right winger Mohamed Braimi. Both in the previous club were not happy with the performance, in addition, Fakel had not looked in the direction of the legionnaires before – and therefore can be little oriented to the foreign market. Although the players will definitely not interfere to increase the depth of the dugout.