Gennady Golubin, the agent for Real Sociedad's 23-year-old Russian attacking midfielder Arsen Zakharyan, responded to news about interest from Krasnodar. Golubin said he had no information on the matter and stated that Krasnodar had not been in contact with him or with Zakharyan's club. In the 2025/2026 LaLiga season, Zakharyan has made 17 appearances without scoring a goal or providing an assist. He has been capped 8 times for Russia. In addition to Krasnodar, he has also been linked with potential moves to Celje, Lyon, and Dynamo Moscow. Transfermarkt estimates his current market value to be €9.00m. Real Sociedad acquired him from Dinamo Moscow in August 2023 for a reported fee of €13.0M.