Zenit will cope in attack without Yuri Alberto, and without Artem Dziuba it will be difficult for them, football agent Vladimir Abramov told Sport Day by Day.

Earlier it was reported that Alberto could use the permission of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and suspend the contract with the Russian club. The 21-year-old Brazilian moved to Zenit in January 2022 from Brazil’s Internacional.

– Should Zenit agree to a lease, since Alberto does not even want to return to St. Petersburg?

– You know, there is no need to rush to conclusions – superficial information has passed. I assumed they would work with him. In today’s circumstances, this is not surprising.

– Are you surprised that it was Alberto who turned out to be the most unstable of the Zenit Brazilians?

– In order to say so, I need to personally know each of the Brazilians. But this is a promising footballer, who caught fire in the eyes of various clubs who wanted to have something cheaper.

That is what football agents are for, there is money, after all. They exist for this, to bring down the heat and pull out the right players for themselves. It doesn’t surprise me that it exists. This suggests that all the gears of this business are working. I can say that this should have happened. If this had not happened, then it would have to be invented, because it is strange that Zenit is doing so well, no one is running away. In the West, they are not sitting idly by, they are trying until we give them a proper punch in the nose.

– Will Zenit cope in attack without Alberto?

– Without Artem Dzyuba, it will be difficult for them, but without Alberto, Zenit will manage. Zenith lacks spirituality and ideology. Alberto is the technical side. Better players played in Zenit.

Dzyuba left Zenit at the end of last season, in which he played 39 matches, scored 13 goals and made 10 assists.