Argentine midfielder of the Moscow football club “Spartak” Ezequiel Barco he feels happy playing for the red and white. Spartak’s sporting director told journalists this. Francesco Caigao.

“As for interest in him from other clubs, I have no such information. This is a very good player. Now he is happy to be here at Spartak and we want him to continue playing for our club in the coming years,” Cahigao said.

Barco is 26 years old and has been playing for Spartak since July 2024. This season he has played 21 games for the red and whites in various tournaments, scoring 4 goals and giving 4 assists. His contract with the club runs until the summer of 2027.

Moscow football club Spartak will not terminate the loan of the defender Nikita Chernov from Samara “Wings of the Soviets”. The sporting director told journalists Francesco Caigao.

Chernov is on loan at Krylya Sovetov until the end of the season.

“Nikita Chernov is not included in our plans, we have no intention of returning him from loan now. We have four central defenders. Srdjan Babic is recovering and will return in April,” Cahigao said.

Cahigao also spoke about the growth of the youth players: “It is important to understand that the club is not only focused on the main team, but also on the growth of its students. Tomorrow we leave for Dubai, they will go too.”

“We have a fast track, this is a gathering of young footballers. They use the entire infrastructure of the main team, it is very important to reduce the distance between the main team and the youth team. They should also take every opportunity that comes their way,” Cahigao added.

International Football Federation (FIFA) imposed a transfer ban on the Russian football club Rostov. This was reported by the press service FIFA.

The ban came into effect on January 13. The reasons for the sanctions are not specified.

Rostov is in 11th place in the Russian Premier League table (RPL), scoring 21 points in 18 games. The total transfer value of the club’s players, according to the Transfermarkt portal, is 38 million euros.