Turkish club Beşiktaş have agreed to sign Kazakhstani midfielder Bakhtiyor Zainutdinov from Russian club CSKA Moscow for a fee of €4.5 million. The Russian club will also receive a 15% sell-on fee and a bonus of €500,000, Turanews.kz reports.
Zainutdinov has signed a four-year contract with Beşiktaş, which will earn him €1.2 million per year. The 25-year-old midfielder has been playing for CSKA since 2020, and has made five appearances for the club this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.
The transfer is a coup for Beşiktaş, who have been looking to strengthen their midfield following the departure of Miralem Pjanic. Zainutdinov is a versatile midfielder who can play in a variety of positions, and he is expected to be a key player for the Turkish club in the coming seasons.
The transfer is also a good deal for CSKA, who are reportedly in financial trouble. The €4.5 million fee is a significant amount of money for the Russian club, and the sell-on fee and bonus could also be worth a significant amount.
Zainutdinov is the first Kazakh player to sign for Beşiktaş. He is expected to join the Turkish club in the coming days, and he could make his debut in their next league match against Pendikspor.
