Andrey Sozin commented on the potential transfer of forward Luciano Gondou from Zenit to CSKA. Sozin included Gondou among three players who fill problematic positions and are ready to play in the starting lineup immediately. He noted that all three will be with the team from the start of training camp.

According to journalist Ivan Karpov on his Telegram channel, Zenit will pay an additional €2 million in an exchange of forward Luciano Gondou for CSKA's central defender Igor Diveev. The medical examinations for Gondou and Diveev are scheduled for the first week of January. The Argentine forward will sign a contract with CSKA until the summer of 2030.

A source familiar with the situation reported to 'Championat' that CSKA and Zenit have agreed to exchange defender Igor Diveev for forward Luciano Gondou, and that the deal is to be officially signed in the coming days.

Andrey Arshavin commented on the potential exchange of forward Luciano Gondou for CSKA defender Igor Diveev, which would include an additional payment from the Saint Petersburg team. It was previously reported that the clubs had agreed on the deal's details. Earlier reports stated that Zenit and CSKA had agreed on the exchange and that the deal is pending signatures. The transfer depends on the final decision of the army team, which is continuing parallel work on other candidates.