After Orenburg invited Roman Eremenko to their training camp and included him in the preliminary squad list, he changed his mind at the last moment and refused to play in the Russian championship. Consequently, Orenburg had to remove his name from the list. Some Russian journalists reported that Eremenko did not join them due to fear and threats.

The press service of Orenburg published a team roster for its winter training camp that included 38-year-old midfielder Roman Eremenko, who was marked as being on trial. A few minutes later, Orenburg deleted the post with the training camp roster and then reposted it without Eremenko on the list.

The 38-year-old Finnish-Russian midfielder Roman Eremenko will continue his career with Orenburg, which marks his return to the Russian championship. His most recent club was the Finnish club Gnistan, which he joined in May 2024. The player will join the training camp with his new team, which currently occupies 15th place in the top division. Eremenko has made 73 appearances and scored 6 goals for Finland. His current market value, according to Transfermarkt, is €100k.