Yevgeny Giner has discussed CSKA Moscow’s transfer activity during the summer transfer window and has highlighted Mario Fernandes as a remarkable signing
CSKA Moscow president, Yevgeni Giner, has explained why their star attacking midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Keisuke-Honda-c20516, failed to make a move to the Serie A club, SS Lazio, during the summer transfer window.
The Japanese International was set to join the Italian outfit after reiterating a desire to leave the Moscow-based club this summer. However, he was denied a chance to make a move for unknown reasons.
News in Russian media had suggested that the Armeytsy distanced Honda from the reach of a host of top European clubs this summer after putting a big price tag on the midfielder’s shoulder.
Consequently, Lazio waved off their interest in the Russian Cup winner, saying that they cannot afford to sign the Honda after failing to meet the Moscow-based club’s valuation of the player.
The Russian Premier League club’s president has now explained the original reason behind the unsuccessful business.
“I'll tell you how it really was. Indeed, I had a conversation with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 and we discussed the price - about 14-15 million Euros. Honda wanted to make his decision after knowing that how much the club can offer.”
“Representatives of Lazio offered us 6 million Euros along with a mediocre player in exchange. However, it was way less than our asking price. They came again with an eight million Euros bud but we told them to forget about the
deal.” The 52-year-old was quoted as saying.
Giner went on to tell that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan show an interest.
Speaking on Mario Fernandes, the Russian national insisted that the Koni concluded a decent piece of business to sign the Brazilian International this summer.
However, he denied media’s claim that they paid a fee in the excess of 13 million Euros for the prolific defender, saying that the Army Men spent a total of 10.5 million Euros to sign Fernandes.
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