Agents for the 28-year-old Albanian Rubin Kazan centre-forward Mirlind Daku offered him to several German clubs. Three of these teams, Augsburg, Mainz, and Hamburg, were interested in purchasing him. The player's agency told 'Championat' that there is a lot of interest in Daku, but they do not think the winter transfer window is a good time for a move. The forward's current contract is set to run until the summer of 2029. Daku, who joined Rubin Kazan in July 2023, has 15 caps and one goal for Albania and has scored 9 goals in 17 Premier Liga appearances this season. His current Transfermarkt market value is €10.00m. In October 2025, Rubin Kazan's sporting director stated the price for the forward would be higher than €8 million, while reports from June 2025 mentioned offers from Zenit between €4.5 million and €8 million.