Thursday, 14th August, 2014
Russian giants Zenit St. Petersburg have snapped up midfielder Javi Garcia from Manchester City.
Andre Villas-Boas' men have splashed out a fee of £13m to bag the Spaniard, signing him to a five-year contract in St. Petersburg.
Garcia joined Manchester City from Benfica in 2012, costing the Citizens a fee of £16m to capture.
The midfielder struggled to cement a regular spot in the side though and slid out of the picture under first Roberto Mancini and last season Manuel Pellegrini.
Now the Spanish schemer is heading to Russia in a big-money move to link up with ex-Tottenham and Chelsea manager Villas-Boas.
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Zenit have made a strong start to this season's Russian Premier League, winning their opening three games to sit top of the table ahead of CSKA Moscow on goal difference.
Last season Zenit finished second, missing out on the title to CSKA Moscow by a single point.
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