Grozny's "Akhmat" is actively negotiating the signing of Rifat Zhemaletdinov, the former midfielder of CSKA and Lokomotiv. A source familiar with the situation reported that the parties are close to an agreement, but nothing has been finalized yet. Stanislav Cherchesov personally wants to see Zhemaletdinov in the team. Zhemaletdinov's departure from CSKA was announced on June 25. In the past Russian Premier League season, he scored two goals and provided four assists in 24 matches and appeared five times in the Fonbet Russian Cup matches. Previously, he also played for Lokomotiv and Rubin.