FC Nantes leaders are on the way to making a first sale during this summer transfer window. A Russian club wishes to recruit Douglas Augusto and the Kita agreed.
A week after the opening of the transfer market, it is on the side of Russia, however excluded from all competitions, that FC Nantes probably goes a first operation. Because Ouest-France reveals this Monday that negotiations would be underway between Waldemar Kita and the leaders of the FK Krasnodar, reigning Russian champion. The subject of these discussions, Douglas Augusto, the Brazilian midfielder who was one of the best Nantes players for a season, however complicated for the Canaries. Two years ago, before Douglas Augusto signed at FC Nantes from the PAK Salonica, the Russian club had already tried to recruit Brazilian, but without achieving it. However, the contact had not been cut with the representatives of Douglas Augusto and obviously, a transfer is now very likely, because it will suit Nantes affairs.
The Russians put 4 million euros on the table
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The KF Krasnodar offered 4 million euros to FC Nantes to attach the services of the Brazilian midfielder and Ouest-France Confirm that discussions are currently underway between the two clubs. And as the Waldemar Kita club will appear this week in front of the DNCG, it may well be accelerating suddenly so that the Canaries appear in front of the football financial gendarme with this sale to put in the right column. A reflection is therefore underway in the Nantes offices, even if the departure of Douglas Augusto would be an important loss on the sporting level when the club decided to change everything by recruiting Luis Castro as coach. But necessarily, the Kita know that to avoid a big concern against the DNCG, this rapid sale of the Brazilian environment is probably the simplest solution at this stage of the transfer window.
