Football : Russian Premier League transfers in 2009 season

Rubin Kazan have completed the transfer of highly rated midfielder Bebars Natcho from Hapoel Tel Aviv for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old is a product of the Hapoel youth academy and has made 91 league games for the Israeli giants since making his official debut in the 2006/07 season. Natcho made his senior national-team debut as a second-half substitute in Israel's 2-0 friendly victory in Romania on March 3.

Igor Semshov has sealed a return to Dynamo Moscow from Premier-Liga rivals Zenit St. Petersburg. The Russian international midfielder, 31, has signed a three-year contract with the side he played for between 2006 until 2008 before moving to Zenit. Semshov spent eight years at Torpedo before a three-season spell at Dynamo and then Zenit, picking up 42 international caps along the way.

Zenit St. Petersburg have strengthened their squad ahead of the new season by signing their former striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov on a four-year contract from Dinamo Moscow. The 27-year-old became Zenit's most prolific top-flight scorer with 64 league goals in 159 matches between 2001 and 2006, a record which still stands. Capped 50 times by Russia, Kerzhakov was under contract for another year with Dinamo. Uruguay forward Luis Aguiar has also left Dinamo for his former club, the 24-year-old signing on loan with Portugal's Braga until the summer.

Rubin Kazan have completed the signing of Moldovan goalkeeper Ilie Cebanu from Wisla Krakow. The son of Moldovan Football Association president Pavel Cebanu has agreed a three-year contract with the Russia champions. The 23-year-old spent two-and-a-half years at Krakow but played only six league matches for the Polish club.

Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin has left Liverpool to join Dinamo Moscow on a three-year contract. The 30-year-old had returned to Anfield in the summer after a successful loan spell at Hertha Berlin last season, but he has made little impact and says he is delighted to be heading to Russia. Voronin moved to Liverpool in 2007 from Bayer Leverkusen after 12 years in Germany but scored only five goals in 27 league appearances for the English club.

CSKA Moscow have secured the services of Ivorian forward Seydou Doumbia from Young Boys on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old has scored 16 goals in 13 league matches this season, after getting 20 last season to be voted player of the year in Switzerland. Doumbia will complete his move to CSKA in the summer. Meanwhile, playmaker Daniel Carvalho and strikers Ricardo Jesus and Moussa Maazou have departed on loan, to Al Arabi, Larissa and Braga respectively.

CSKA Moscow have signed Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda from VVV Venlo on a four-year contract. No details have been released of a transfer fee. The 23-year-old playmaker joined Venlo from Nagoya in 2008 and he scored 24 goals in 68 league fixtures. Nicknamed '‘Keizer Keisuke' by fans at the De Koel Stadium, he had been linked with moves to Liverpool, Everton and a number of other top Dutch sides in recent weeks. However, he has elected to join CSKA.

CSKA Moskva have signed goalkeeper Sergey Chepchugov from Sibir Novosibirsk and defender Kirill Nababkin from FC Moscow. Nababkin, 23, started his career with Moskva, making his debut in 2005 and appearing in 64 league matches. Chepchugov played for Metallurg Krasnoyarsk, Sibiryak Bratsk and Riga before joining Sibir in August 2008. He helped them to finish runners-up in the Russian second tier and gain promotion last season.

Vladimir Bystrov from Spartak Moskva returns to his first club, Zenit St. Petersburg, for a fee of €9m. The Russian international winger, 25, has signed a five-year deal with Zenit, where he started his career before a shock move to Spartak in 2005. He made his Zenit debut aged 18 in May 2002 and soon became a crowd favourite. Within two years he was taking his international bow and has since collected 24 caps. Bystrov made 99 Premier-Liga appearances for Spartak, including 18 this term to help the side to second place.

Russian champions Rubin Kazan have agreed to sign 23-year-old midfielder Alan Kasaev from Kuban Krasnodar, subject to the player passing a medical. Capped three times by Russia at Under-21 level, Kasaev helped Kuban win promotion back to the Premier-Liga in 2008 and has since scored twice in 16 top-tier games this term.

CSKA Moscow have signed Chilean international Mark Gonzalez from Betis for a reported fee of €6.5m. The 25-year-old winger has agreed a five-year contract with CSKA. Gonzalez, who joined Betis from Liverpool in 2007, scored three goals in 20 league appearances last season as the Sevilla-based club were relegated from the Spanish top flight.

Lokomotiv Moscow have announced the transfer of Brazilian attacking midfielder Wagner from Cruzeiro for €6m. Terms of the agreement were not mentioned. Wagner scored 36 goals in 219 matches with Cruzeiro. He also previously played for America Mineiro and Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad.