CSKA chief admits Zenit offered more than West Ham for Vlasic

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·4 September 2021

CSKA chief admits Zenit offered more than West Ham for Vlasic

CSKA Moscow chief Roman Babaev admits West Ham United beat Zenit St Petersburg to the signing of Nikola Vlasic.

There was talk of Zenit making a €35m cash offer for the Croatia international.

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Babaev told Sport-Express: "There was such an option, yes. But for obvious reasons, we did not accept it. Of course, from a financial point of view, it was very interesting, but there are other obvious factors why we did not take such a step.

"The departure of a player like Vlašić is a serious loss for any club. But, as you know, nothing lasts forever under the moon. Other great footballers also left us. And then we wondered: how to live on?"

Vlasic left CSKA for West Ham this week in a deal worth €30m plus bonuses.