Former Barcelona player Igor Korneev stated that he positively evaluated the transfer of the Russian Dynamo midfielder to Spanish Real Sociedad, noting that the club made a breakthrough in recent years due to its ability to find quality players. Words lead the way “Sport Express”.
“This transfer means people choose football qualifications over politics and that’s good! And yes, if the Russian players prove their worth at their club they will continue to go to Europe!” said Korneev.
On 13 August, Dynamo head coach Marcel Lichka confirmed that the player had moved to Spanish Real Sociedad, saying that Zakharyan was absent from the Russian Premier League fourth-round match against Baltika.
In the summer of 2022, Chelsea offered £12.6m for the Russian midfielder, but the transfer did not happen due to restrictions placed on Russian football last year. In the summer of 2023, three Dutch clubs immediately became interested in the Russian midfielder, these are PSV, Ajax and Feyenoord.
Previously recognizedWhen Zakharyan flew to Real Sociedad.