To begin with, I would like to thank everyone who made this transfer possible, Sergei Semak, Alexander Medvedev and Javier Ribalta. I'm delighted to be here and I can't wait to start playing, scoring and making the fans happy as soon as possible. 

What is your first impression of the city? What do you want to achieve with your new team?

Thank you for the welcome. You know, I have not had time to see everything yet. I saw how many tourists are here and that only happens in the best cities in the world.“I want to do my best in St. Petersburg and show everyone what I can do.

Why did you choose Zenit? 

The transfer happened very quickly and Zenit are a large and famous European club. 

Is there a particlur club you want to face in the Champions League?

No, there is no special team I want to play against, I just want to be part of that tournament, which is the best competition on the planet.

Are you ready to start tomorrow?

On July 14, we started training with Barcelona and recently I played a full match and so I'm ready. Especially if the manager decides to let me get out there on the pitch.