Famous football commentator **Gennady Orlov** shared his thoughts on a potential player exchange between Zenit and CSKA. Reports have recently emerged that the Petersburg club is set to sign defender **Igor Diveev**, while forward **Luciano Gondou** would be heading in the opposite direction.

**— What are your thoughts on the exchange between Diveev and Gondou? Who would benefit from this deal?**
— I believe it would be quite advantageous for Zenit. There’s been a lot of talk about Diveev’s injuries… but this situation is similar to Barinov, who wants to move to CSKA because he feels slighted at Lokomotiv. Diveev also seems to have been wronged in some way. You can sense that he’s ready to make a move. However, we can’t know for sure, as these are quite sensitive matters.

As for us, we’re losing the Argentine Luciano. He started off well, but it became clear that Zenit has an excess of foreign players. And then there’s the issue with his passport… Semak brought in Sobolev. Luciano found himself sidelined more often, and his performance diminished. However, I’m convinced that CSKA would be a great new challenge for him. The army team indeed lacks a strong scoring forward, and I believe he can fill that role, Orlov stated during a broadcast on “Radio Zenit.”