Zenit and Barcelona hold meeting over possible partnership

14 mar 2019

Zenit St. Petersburg take on Villarreal this evening in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie; the Spanish side taking the first leg with a 3-1 victory. Regardless of the result tonight, the trip to Spain will not have been a fruitless one for the Russian Premier League side.

This is because Alexander Medvedev, the president of Zenit, made a stop in Barcelona to meet with the upper tiers of the Barca management. They met on the basis of a possible alliance or partnership between the two clubs;likely one that would see Barca get the first option on Zenit talents whilst being able to send youngsters to Russia on loan to get important experience in a different environment.

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