The defending Russian Premier League champions failed to complete a move for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denis-Glushakov-c10855, Luis Nani and Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Bettor.com presents a list of the players whom the defending Russian Premier League champions, Zenit St. Petersburg, failed to complete a deal with over the last two transfer windows.
The St. Petersburg club, who spent little sum to bring in new faces over the past two years, silenced their critics after breaking the bank to sign http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SL-Benfica-c40542 this summer.
The Russian outfit reportedly invested 100 million Euros on the latest acquisitions, making them highest paid players in the history of the club.
Wesley Sneijder
Role: Attacking midfielder
Age: 28-year-old
Club: Inter Milan
Luciano Spalletti wanted to sign Sneijder as a potential replacement for injured midfielder, Danny Miguel. However, Zenit were unsuccesfull to land Sneijder after failing to meet http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan’s valuation of the attacking midfielder.
The St. Petersburg side tried to test the Italian club with a reportedly 20 million Euros offer but their bid was subsequently turned down by the Nerazzurri as they refused to part company with their prized asset.
The Dutchman himself confirmed that he rejected a chance to play at Petrovsky stadium during the January transfer window in search of greener pastures.
Milos Krasic
Role: Striker
Age: 28-year-old
Club: Fenerbahce
The Serbian forward had long been linked with Zenit after impressing during his stay with the Russian outfit, CSKA Moscow.
The St. Petersburg club saw Krasic as a possible solution to their striking crisis with Danko Lukovic and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Bukharov-c4555 failed to take responsibility. They increased their interest in Krasic after the player himself expressed
a desire to leave Juventus last summer.
However, Krasic rejected a chance to play in Russia only to join the Turkish outfit, Fenerbahce, for a reported 7 million Euros.
Luis Nani
Role: Winger
Age: 25-year-old
Club: Manchester United
The Portuguese winger wrecked his move to Russian Premier League club, despite the two clubs agreed over the player’s transfer fee, after demanding unrealistic and excessive wage demands.
The former Sporting Lisbon player decided to remain at Old Trafford for another year, accepting healthy competition from Ashley Young, Luis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233.
Zenit’s general director, Maxim Mitrofanov, himself confirmed that the club is unwilling to match http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Axel-Witsel-c7029.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Klaas-Jan-Huntelaar-c21175
Role: Striker
Age: 29-year-old
Club: Schalke
Huntelaar made it clear that he wanted to leave the German outfit in order to seek a change in his playing career. The Dutch forward wanted to test his fate at a UEFA Champions League club after having a superb season at Veltins-Arena
after scoring 29 goals in 32 appearances.
However, the former Real Madrid striker refused an idea of making a switch to the Russian championship after publically declaring that he rejected an offer because he is too good to play in an unfamiliar league.
Denis Glushakov
Role: Midfielder
Age: 25-year-old
Club: Lokomotiv Moscow
The St. Petersburg club failed to sign their target men despite Glushakov’s 'Come and get me' plea to Spalletti. The move hit the rocks after Zenit found it difficult to conclude business with Lokomotiv Moscow at the eleventh hour
of the transfer window.
Spalletti wanted to sign the central midfielder in order to replace the aging squad and to sign a player for the future.
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