We provide information about the main transfer news that took place in the football world during the week. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Half of August has passed and the transfer window is approaching its closing. Top-5 championship clubs are gradually starting their competitions and are now monitoring the market less.
Nevertheless, several major transfers are expected at the end of the month, especially involving Russian clubs. The Spartak team in the Russian Premier League is striving to strengthen.
Ilya Samoshnikov, who rarely appears in the Lokomotiv squad, is close to moving to Spartak. A contract with the 27-year-old player may be signed until 2028 with an annual salary of 1.4 million euros.
However, negotiations between the clubs are complicated. Although Spartak has made a second offer, Lokomotiv did not find the first offer satisfactory.
Samoshnikov has played 70 matches for Lokomotiv, scoring 5 goals and providing 6 assists. Recently, he has fallen out of the main lineup.
At the same time, he has participated in 4 matches for the Russian national team, scoring 1 goal. On the other hand, Manfred Ugalde from Spartak has also dropped out of the main squad and is looking for a new team.
Feyenoord club has strong interest in Ugalde and wants to bring the player back. However, negotiations are difficult: Feyenoord rejected the offer to rent with an option to buy, offered 15 million euros, but this was also not accepted.
Spartak wants to sell the player for 25 million euros and is not considering a loan. Ugalde's recent performance has declined, scoring only one goal in the last 18 matches.
Also, Krasnodar leader Eduard Spertsyan has received a serious offer from Southampton in England. The player and club president Sergey Nikolayevich Galitskiy are ready to agree on this transfer.
Southampton is ready to pay 12 million euros, which aligns with Spertsyan's desire to play in one of the world's strongest leagues. The transfer may take place in the coming days.
There are also interesting changes in foreign championships. The president of Sion club said that Anton Miranchuk might move to Saudi Arabia.
Miranchuk's contract with Sion lasts for another year, but his performance has recently slowed down and the club does not want to release him for free. Previously, Moscow Dynamo showed interest, but that option has ended.
Now Miranchuk may become a rival to Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi championship, but the new team's name has not been disclosed. Manchester City loaned Jack Grealish and is acquiring new goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
After leaving PSG, Donnarumma agreed to a salary of 12 million euros per year with Manchester City. PSG wants to sell him for 50 million euros, while City is trying to lower the price to 35 million.
Grealish was loaned to Everton and City plans to buy him later. Thus, serious activity continues in the football market and new updates are expected before the transfer window closes.
