Football : Russian Premier League transfers in 2011 season

Latest transfers in Russian Premier League

date	player	to	from	m€
Mar 11	Samir Merzic	Amkar	Senica
Mar 11	Vasili Khomutovski	Amkar	Tavria
Mar 11	Artem Molodtsov	Amkar	Saturn
Mar 11	Aleksandr Sapeta	Dynamo Moscow	Saturn
Mar 11	Andrey Karyaka	Dynamo Moscow	Saturn
Mar 11	Boris Rotenberg	Dynamo Moscow	Zenit St. Petersburg
Mar 11	Zvjezdan Misimovic	Dynamo Moscow	Galatasaray	4.5
Mar 11	Rais M'Bohli	Krylya Sovetov	Slavia Sofia	0.6
Mar 11	Yuri Kirillov	Krylya Sovetov	Dynamo Moscow
Mar 11	Volodymyr Priyomov	Krylya Sovetov	Oleksandria

The most expensive transfers

date	player	to	from	m€
Mar 11	Jucilei	Anzhi Makhachkala	Corinthians	10
Jan 11	Senijad Ibricic	Lokomotiv Moscow	Hajduk Split	5
Mar 11	Zvjezdan Misimovic	Dynamo Moscow	Galatasaray	4.5
Mar 11	Lacina Traore	Kuban	Cluj	4
Mar 11	Joao Carlos	Anzhi Makhachkala	Genk	3.5

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Major transfers in Russian Premier League

Amkar

Midfielder Artem Molodtsov from Saturn; Bosnia-Herzegovnian defender Samir Merzic from Senica; Belarussian goalkeeper Vasili Khomutovski from Tavria.

€ 13.5m

Anzhi Makhachkala

Goalkeeper Aleksandr Makarov from Saturn; Midfielder Aleksey Ivanov from Saturn; Cameroonian defender Benoit Angbwa from Saturn; Georgian midfielder Irakli Klimiashvili from WIT Georgia; Brazilian defender Joao Carlos from Genk for a fee of 3.5m; Brazilian midfielder Jucilei from Corinthians for a fee of 10m; Midfielder Makhach Gadzhiev from Saturn; Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos on a free transfer from Corinthians.

CSKA Moscow

Latvia midfielder Aleksandrs Cauna on loan from Skonto; Defender Viktor Vasin from Spartak Nalchik.

€ 4.5m

Dynamo Moscow

Midfielder Aleksandr Sapeta from Saturn; Midfielder Andrey Karyaka from Saturn; Finnish defender Boris Rotenberg on a free transfer from Zenit St. Petersburg; Bosnia-Herzegovnian midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic from Galatasaray for a fee of 4.5m.

€ 9.8m

Krasnodar

Georgian defender Aleksandr Amisulashvili from Kayserispor for a fee of 3m; Midfielder Aleksandr Erokhin from Sheriff; Belarussian midfielder Aleksandr Kulchiy from Rostov; Midfielder Andrey Gorbanets from Rubin Kazan; Midfielder Dmitri Michkov from Tom Tomsk; Serbian defender Dusan Andjelkovic from Rostov; Goalkeeper Evgeni Gorodov from Tom Tomsk; Goalkeeper Igor Usminskiy from Amkar Perm for a fee of 0.7m; Brazilian midfielder Joaozinho from Levski Sofia for a fee of 1m; Portuguese midfielder Marcio Abreu from Chernomorets; Serbian defender Nemanja Tubic from Karpaty for a fee of 1.2m; Montenegrin midfielder Nikola Drincic from Spartak Moscow for a fee of 1.6m; Bosnia-Herzegovnian defender Ognjen Vranjes from Red Star Belgrade for a fee of 0.3m; Midfielder Roman Vorobjov from Saturn; Forward Shamil Lakhiyalov from Terek Grozny; Moldova defender Victor Golovatenco from Kuban Krasnodar; Armenian forward Yura Movsisyan from Randers for a fee of 2m.

€ 1.5m

Krylya Sovetov

Midfielder Anton Sosnin from Zenit St. Petersburg for a fee of 0.4m; Syrian defender Basel Abdoulfattakh from Zenit St. Petersburg; Belarussian defender Dmitri Molosh from Sibir; Slovenian forward Nejc Pecnik on loan from Nacional; Midfielder Oleg Shalaev from Krasnodar-2000; Defender Pavel Novitski from Nika Moscow; Algerian goalkeeper Rais M'Bohli from Slavia Sofia for a fee of 0.6m; Defender Sergey Ponomarenko from Nika Moscow; Ukrainian forward Serhiy Kuznetsov on loan from Khimki; French defender Steeve Joseph-Reinette from Slavia Sofia for a fee of 0.5m; Ukrainian midfielder Volodymyr Priyomov from Oleksandria; Midfielder Yuri Kirillov on loan from Dynamo Moscow.

€ 4m

Kuban

Midfielder Artem Fiedler from Ural; Romanian midfielder Dacian Varga on loan from Studentesc; Midfielder David Tsoraev from Anzhi; Midfielder Igor Paderin from Torpedo Vlad.; Midfielder Ilia Maksimov from Novgorod; Ivory Coast forward Lacina Traore from Cluj for a fee of 4m; Costa Rican forward Marcos Porras from Alajuelense; Uruguayan defender Mauricio Prieto from River Plate; Brazilian defender Zelao from Saturn.

€ 8m

Lokomotiv Moscow

Forward Aleksandr Marenich from Alania; Belarussian goalkeeper Anton Amelchenko from Rostov; Defender Ruslan Nakhushev on a free transfer from Saturn; Bosnia-Herzegovnian midfielder Senijad Ibricic from Hajduk Split for a fee of 5m; Defender Andrei Ivanov from Spartak Moscow for a fee of 3m.

€ 0.3m

Rostov

Defender Aleksandr Khokhlov from Zenit St. Petersburg; Midfielder Aleksey Rebko on a free transfer from Dinamo Moscow; Tunisian defender Anis Boussaidi from PAOK; Belarussian defender Anri Khagush from Rubin Kazan; Goalkeeper Anton Kochenkov from Volga; Defender Artem Kulesha from Rubin Kazan; Forward Dmitri Kirichenko from Saturn; Forward Dmitri Malyaka from Spartak Moscow; Lithuanian midfielder Edgaras Cesnauskis from Dynamo Moscow; Slovakian defender Kornel Salata from Slovan Bratislava for a fee of 0.3m; Midfielder Maksim Grigorjev from Spartak Moscow; Czech goalkeeper Martin Lejsal from Brno; Midfielder Oleg Ivanov from Krylya Samara.

€ 0.8m

Rubin

Forward Igor Lebedenko on a free transfer from Rostov; Belarussian midfielder Sergey Kislyak from Dinamo Minsk; Midfielder Petr Nemov from Saturn; Ecuadorian forward Walter Chala from Cuenca for a fee of 0.75m.

€ 2m

Spartak Moscow

Argentinean defender Marcos Rojo from Estudiantes for a fee of 2m; Midfielder Emin Makhmudov from Saturn; Midfielder Artur Valikaev from Rostov; Forward Artem Dzyuba (loan return) from Tom Tomsk.

Spartak Nalchik

Bosnia-Herzegovnian midfielder Adnan Zahirovic from Celik Zenica; Forward Alexander Salugin from Volga; Defender Andrey Lukanchenkov from Avangard Kursk; Defender Astemir Sheriev from Rostov; Montenegrin forward Bogdan Milic on a free transfer from Viktoria Plzen; Midfielder Daniil Gridnev from Krylya Samara; Defender Evgeni Ovsienko from Irtysh Omsk; Goalkeeper Evgeni Pomazan on loan from CSKA Moscow; Midfielder Georgi Bazaev on a free transfer from Luch-Energiya; Forward Igor Portnyagin from Rubin Kazan; Midfielder Mikhail Bagaev from Krasnodar; Forward Nazir Kazharov from Volgar-Gazprom; Ukrainian midfielder Sergiy Pilipchuk from Volga; Midfielder Yuri Lebedev from Baltika Kaliningrad.

€ 1.8m

Terek Groznyi

Midfielder Aleksandr Pavlenko from Spartak Moscow for a fee of 1.5m; Zimbabwean forward Musawengosi Mguni from Metallurg Donetsk; Polish defender Piotr Polczak from Cracovia for a fee of 0.3m.

€ 0.5m

Tomsk

Goalkeeper Aleksey Botvinjev on a free transfer from Saturn; Midfielder Dmitri Nikitinskiy from Saturn; Midfielder Evgeni Balyajkin on loan from Rubin Kazan; American forward Evgeni Starikov on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg; Forward Maksim Kanunnikov on loan from Zenit S-Pb; Forward Nikita Bazhenov from Spartak Moscow for a fee of 0.5m; Midfielder Sergey Terekhov on loan from Dynamo Moscow; Midfielder Pavel Golyshev from Spartak Moscow; Defender Renat Sabitov from Spartak Moscow; Goalkeeper Sergei Pesyakov on loan from Spartak Moscow.

€ 0.9m

Volga

Defender Aleksandr Belozerov from Krylya Samara; Midfielder Aleksey Aravin from Sibir; Georgian defender Gia Grigalava from SKA Rostov; Georgian midfielder Gocha Khodzhava from Anzhi; Georgian midfielder Gogita Gogua from Spartak Nalchik; Goalkeeper Ilia Abaev from Anzhi; Georgian defender Lasha Salukvadze from Rubin Kazan; Brazilian defender Leilton from Krylya Samara; Midfielder Maksim Burchenko from Luch-Energia; Defender Maksim Zyuzin from Novgorod; Spanish midfielder Marc Crosas from Celtic Glasgow for a fee of 0.4m; Georgian forward Mate Vatsadze from Dinamo Tbilisi for a fee of 0.5m; Bosnia-Herzegovnian forward Mersudin Ahmetovic from Rostov; Goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov on a free transfer from Zenit St. Petersburg; Hungarian defender Miklos Gaal from Amkar Perm; Georgian forward Otar Martsvaladze from Anzhi; Midfielder Ruslan Adzhindzhal from Krylya Samara; Defender Sergey Bendz from Novgorod.

Zenit St. Petersburg

Danish defender Michael Lumb (loan return) from Feyenoord; Belarussian forward Sergey Kornilenko (loan return) from Rubin Kazan.

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transfers news

Lokomotiv 22.1.12
Lokomotiv sign Eshchenko

Lokomotiv Moscow have brought in defender Andrei Eshchenko on a three-and-a-half year deal from Volga Nizhny Novgorod. Eshchenko, 27, arrives for an undisclosed fee and joins fellow recent signings Maksim Grigoryev and Yan Tigorev as Lokomotiv continue to strengthen their squad during the winter break. He had moved to Volga in August after loan spells at Dinamo Moscow, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Arsenal Kyiv during his time at Dynamo Kyiv. The former Russian Under-21 international made 12 appearances for Volga this season and coach Dmitri Cheryshev admitted he is sad to see him leave. "It is a great pity that we have lost such a useful player," he said. "Andrei adapted quickly here and became a real engine of the team."

Lokomotiv 17.1.12
Grigoryev makes Lokomotiv move

Lokomotiv Moscow have signed Russia Under-21 midfielder Maksim Grigoryev on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 21-year-old arrives from MITOS Novocherkassk, having spent 2011 on loan at Rostov where he played 29 league games. Grigoryev has appeared three times in Russia's 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying campaign.

Rubin 16.1.12
Iran keeper Haghighi joins Rubin

Rubin Kazan have completed the signing of Iranian international goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi from Persepolis. The 23-year-old has joined the Russian Premier League club on a four-year contract. The deal is reportedly worth €950,000. Haghighi, who has spent the entirety of his career with Persepolis, became the first Iranian to ever play in the Russian Premier League.

Dynamo 14.1.12
Dynamo Moscow sign Dzsudzsak

Dynamo Moscow have completed the signing of Hungary international Balazs Dzsudzsak from Anzhi Makhachkala for an undisclosed fee. Dzudzsak had joined Anzhi from PSV for a fee in the region of €14 million in the summer of 2011, but the winger failed to make an impact at the Dagestan side, partially due to a shoulder injury that kept him out of action for several weeks. The 25-year-old attacker will now be looking to relaunch his career at Dynamo. Dzsudzsak has signed a contract until January 2016 with his new club.

Dynamo 12.1.12
Dzsudzsak swaps Anzhi for Dynamo

Hungary international Balazs Dzsudzsak has joined Dynamo Moscow on a four-year deal from Russian league rivals Anzhi Makhachkala. Media reports put the transfer fee for the 25-year-old midfielder at around €15m. Dzsudzsak became the second player to leave the wealthy club, bankrolled by Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, after Brazilian striker Diego Tardelli was sold to Qatar's Al-Gharafa for a reported €7m fee last week.

CSKA 8.1.12
Ahmed Musa joins CSKA

CSKA Moscow have signed Ahmed Musa from VVV-Venlo for a fee of €5 million. The 19-year-old winger has impressed since making his first-team debut back in October 2010, and has broken into the Nigeria senior squad, winning 12 caps. "This is the next step in my career," he told Venlo's official site. "When I arrived in Venlo a year and a half ago, I didn't dare to dream I would earn this transfer this soon. I'm very happy VVV gave me the chance to show the world what I can do. Now I can do that on a bigger stage."

Lokomotiv 31.12.11
Lokomotiv sign Tigorev

Lokomotiv Moscow have announced the signing of Belarusian international midfielder Yan Tigorev on a three-and-a-half-year deal from fellow Russian side Tom Tomsk. Tigorev helped Dinamo Minsk to the title in his home country in 2004 before making 111 appearances in five seasons at Ukrianian side Metalurh Zaporizhy. A knee ligament injury restricted the 27-year-old to just 12 appearances during his time at Tom and he joins the Lokomotiv as a free agent.

Rubin 15.8.11
Rubin sign Nelson Valdez

Rubin Kazan have signed Paraguayan international striker Nelson Valdez from Hercules on a three-year-contract for a fee believed to be in the region of €4m. The 27-year-old, who can play up front and as a left winger, started his career with Club Atletico Tembetary, before a nine-year spell in Germany, where he made over 200 league appearances for Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund. A move to Hercules last season prompted eight goals in 25 league matches, but they were not enough to spare the club from relegation. Valdez has also scored 12 goals in 54 international outings.

Spartak M 13.8.11
Striker Emenike joins Spartak

Nigeria forward Emmanuel Emenike has joined Spartak Moscow from Fenerbahce for a fee believed to be in the region of €10m. The clubs agreed the transfer two weeks ago but only now it has been announced that the 24-year-old has signed a "long-term contract". The move is the second time in three months that Emenike has changed clubs, with striker having arrived at Fenerbahce in May from Karabukspor, where he scored 30 goals in 51 league games.

Anzhi 7.8.11
Anzhi sign Zhirkov

Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov, 27, has returned to his homeland after putting pen to paper on a four-year deal with Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala. Zhirkov, who can play as a full-back or left midfielder, agreed to end his time at Stamford Bridge with two years remaining on the contract he signed in 2009 when leaving CSKA Moscow. Anzhi are believed to have offered around €15m for the Russian international, who has been capped 43 times. Anzhi have significant backing from Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, who has sanctioned other high-profile purchases including Roberto Carlos and Balazs Dszudszak earlier in the year.

Lokomotiv 4.8.11
Zapater heads to Lokomotiv

Lokomotiv Moscow have signed Spanish midfielder Alberto Zapater from Portuguese side Sporting on a five-year deal. The 26-year-old has agreed a five-year contract with the Russian club. Zapater has admitted turning down offers from England, Italy and Greece to be reunited with his former Sporting coach Jose Couceiro at Lokomotiv.

Spartak M 29.7.11
Emenike joins Spartak Moscow

Emmanuel Emenike, who was detained and then released without charge following a Turkish match-fixing probe earlier this month, is joining Spartak Moscow. Fenerbache signed the Nigerian forward from league rivals Karabukspor at the end of the season in May for a fee believed to be around €9m, but have now agreed to offload him abroad even before the 24-year-old has kicked a ball in a competitive game for them. Fenerbahce's shares have dropped by over 35 per cent since early July when their president Aziz Yildirim was jailed along with about 30 other suspects in the probe. Fenerbahce now face the threat of losing their 2011 league title and possible relegation.

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