Eduard Spertsyan revealed he was contacted by former Barcelona forward Patrick Kluivert regarding potential interest from the club. During their conversation, Kluivert inquired if Spertsyan could play on the left side of the attack, a role Barcelona urgently needed to fill, and said he would speak with sporting director Deco before unspecified problems arose. Spertsyan also shared his personal opinion that Sergey Nikolaevich (Galitsky) would have approved his departure for an offer between €6 million and €8 million.