According to B92, Strahinja Eraković has said goodbye to his teammates and the people at the club. The Red-Whites have given him time to determine the next step in his career by the end of the transfer window. The Serbian national team player wants a new challenge and has for some time felt he is ready to move to a league of a higher quality than the Russian one. Zenit will need to find a resolution regarding the player, who played 132 matches in two separate periods at Marakana. There was an opinion last spring that the price set by Zenit was too high. After being eliminated by Hapoel Be'er Sheva and missing the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League, the Red-Whites have made a decision.

The official website of the Mir RPL club reported that Strahinja Eraković has transferred on loan from Zenit to Red Star Belgrade.

Sergey Semak reported that defender Strahinja Erakovic is in negotiations with other teams.

Journalist Ivan Karpov reported in his Telegram channel that PAOK proposed to Zenit an exchange of Russian forward Fyodor Chalov for a defender from the blue-white-sky blues. The PAOK press service stated that it is not true that PAOK proposed to Zenit to exchange Chalov for Erakovic. Erakovic, a 24-year-old Serbian international defender with 18 caps for his country, joined Zenit from Crvena Zvezda in July 2023 for a reported €8.0 million fee and has a contract until 2027. In the current 2025/2026 season, he has made 12 appearances in the Premier Liga. His current market value is estimated by Transfermarkt at €7.50m, and other clubs recently linked to him include Beşiktaş and Crvena Zvezda.