Zenit St. Petersburg and Brazilian club Botafogo officially agreed the deals on three players.

Zenit acquired 24-year Brazilian midfielder Luis Henrique from Botafogo signing him on four-year contract with additional one-year option. Henrique had been playing for Botafogo since the beginning of 2024, he represented Fluminense and Real Betis before. The player finished last year as the winner of the national Serie A and Copa Libertadores.

Zenit midfielder Artur will continue his career in Botafogo joining the club on immediate effect. 26-year-old player spent the whole 2024 year with St. Petersburg winning all national tournaments – RPL, Russian Cup & Super Cup; he also marked himself as the scorer of game-winning goal against Rostov in the final matchday of 2023/24 season.

Zenit also announced the departure of midfielder Wendel to Botafogo at the end of 2024/25 season. The Brazilian became the Blue-White-Sky Blue in October 2020, he won four RPL titles, one Russian Cup and three Super Cups with Zenit. This season 27-year-old midfielder is one of two RPL top assistants sharing the lead with Bitello on eight assists.

Photo credit: Vitor Silva / Botafogo