7 Standout Players In The Russian Top Tier Who Should Be Targeted By Premier League Clubs

Next in the series of who's on offer is the Premier Liga which, for those of you that don't know, is the Russian Premier League. The Russian are known for having billionaires that buy a lot of big players, but they usually move on in time due to the fact that another club is offering more. Or in the case of Anzhi Makhachkala, your owner losing large stacks of money meaning you have to sell top players to balance the books. Samuel Eto'o, for example, was sold because he was on astronomical wages. Anyway, that's the political side of football talking, not what I want to focus on today because this article is all about the players. The Russian league is rich with talent, foreign and domestic. You only have to scratch below the surface a little bit to uncover a vast pool of talent. Here are seven I've picked out.

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Hulk embarks on a Russian adventure

Zenit St Petersburg is the latest club to catch the headlines with a big money swoop to help boost their club. The current Russian champions have joined the exclusive group along with the likes of PSG, Chelsea, Man City and Real Madrid who have splashed out big on players to improve their squad.

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What does Zenit’s double swoop mean for football?

With the transfer window slamming shut on Friday in England, many a football had expected the last of the big summer moves to have been completed, blissfully unaware of the current goings on in Russia.

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