Zenit may send Russian football player Danila Khotulev on loan if Kairat defender Nuraly Alip arrives, according to the telegram channel Football DIZzz / Dmitry Zimin.

Alip went through the first winter training camp in the UAE with the St. Petersburg club, and now he is preparing in Portugal with the team.

“Semak appreciates young Khotulev and wants him to play stably. Now he and Alip are on the same level, plus or minus. But the Russian is 3 years younger and with a distant ceiling in development.

Therefore, Alip can stay for now, and Khotulev can go on loan somewhere in Nizhny.

By the summer, the new limit will become clear. Then Zenit will either offer Alip a contract or send him back to Kazakhstan and buy a high-level legionary defender.

But as a temporary option, Kazakh is not bad. And his aggressive fans too," the source writes.

Recall, the second collection of “Zenith” will last until February 11. This season the team is leading the RPL table with 38 points in 18 matches.

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