Aleksandr Bubnov has tipped Maksim Kanunnikov to leave the defending Russian Premier League champions following the new arrivals from FC Porto and SL Benfica
Anzhi Makhachkala remain the first Russian outfit to set a foundation for bringing expensive, yet talented foreign players to the Russian Premier League after making landmark signings ever since Suleyman Kerimov has taken over
the club.
The Dagestani club spent heavily on the likes of Samuel Eto’o, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhirkov-c37683. They all joined the ambitious Russian outfit after they were offered hefty wages.
However, Zenit St. Petersburg have now matched Anzhi’s spending power after signing top-class players from the Primeira Liga this summer. The defending league champions signed Hulk and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542.
Both superstars penned a four-year deal at Petrovsky stadium after agreeing personal terms with the St. Petersburg club earlier this week.
Aleksandr Bubnov has hailed Zenit’s new signings, insisting that Luciano Spalletti will be benefited by the latest acquisitions in the league, Russian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
“Zenit needed players like Hulk and Witsel this season. With these transfers, Zenit will be able to address the serious problems in the Champions League.”
“Hulk is really impressive. He is more powerful and a master of dribbling. I am sure that without the Hulk and Witsel Zenit would have struggled in the European tournament as well in the domestic championship.” Soviet Cup winner
was quoted as saying.
Spalletti have been playing with a lone striker at front prior to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436’s arrival. However, Bubnov believes that the Italian tactician will change the formation to 4-4-2 after deploying two-strikers upfront.
The former Dynamo Moscow player urged the former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569, who scored 23 goals in 32 league appearances last season, along with Hulk, who scored 16 goals in 26 outings last term.
Bubnov told http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maksim-Kanunnikov-c23221 to leave the Russian outfit this summer as he is not likely to get first team action.
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