Forward of the Moscow football club “Spartak” Theo Bongonda he received a further week’s rest after playing for the national team. This was announced by the head of the medical department of Spartak. Kirill Kozlov.

Bongonda played for the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations, which runs from December 21 to January 18.

“Theo Bongonda played well for the national team. Since he spent most of the winter rest playing for his national team, we gave him an additional week of rest. He is fine. He will arrive a little later and will also undergo a medical examination,” Kozlov said.

Bongonda is 30 years old, joined Spartak in 2023 and played 74 official matches for the club, in which he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists. The midfielder also played for the Spanish Cadiz and Celta, the Turkish Trabzonspor, the Belgians Genk and Zulte Waregem. As part of Genk in the 2020/21 season, Bongonda became the silver medalist of the Belgian championship and the winner of the national cup.

Midfielder Dmitry Barinov he is an experienced midfielder who excels in defensive and offensive movements, he will strengthen CSKA. This opinion was expressed by the former coach CSKA and the Russian national team Valeri Gazzaev.

On Tuesday CSKA announced the transfer of Barinov from Lokomotiv, the term of the contract expires until the end of the 2028/29 season.

“I think this is a great transfer for CSKA“Since he was the leader of the Moscow Lokomotiv, this is definitely a loss for the railway workers,” Gazzaev said. – For CSKA this is a good signing. Central midfielder who plays both the defensive and offensive roles at the same time. Expert footballer. I think it will be useful CSKA“

“Good competition has a positive effect on the success of the team. Ivan Oblyakov, Matvey Kislyak and Barinov – this trio will be one of the best in the center of the midfield of Russian football. All players play for the Russian national team and have good qualities. Each of them can play both attack and defense. Therefore, a great purchase for CSKA. In modern football, players in central positions who simultaneously perform defensive and offensive actions are highly valued,” added Gazzaev.

Barinov is 29 years old. He graduated from Lokomotiv, for whose main team he played 274 matches in various tournaments, scoring 13 goals and 27 assists. As part of the club, the footballer won the Russian Cup three times (2017, 2019, 2021) and the championship once (2018) and the national Super Cup (2019).

Barinov played 23 games for the Russian national team, recording two assists. Together with the national team, he participated in the final part of the European Championship, which took place in the summer of 2021. In that tournament, the Russian team won one match out of three and could not leave the group.