Journalist Ivan Karpov reported on Spartak's interest in Daniil Khudyakov, a 22-year-old Russian goalkeeper at Sturm. In response, the player's agent, Vladimir Kuzmichev, said that he had not received this information and therefore could not confirm or deny it. Kuzmichev acknowledged that it is possible Khudyakov is on Spartak's list, but stated he is personally unaware of it. The goalkeeper is not in the main squad at the Austrian club and has received little playing time, having appeared in three matches across all tournaments this season. Khudyakov has been capped three times for Russia's U21 team. He joined Sturm Graz in July 2024 and is under contract until June 2028. His market value is €700k, according to Transfermarkt.