Dinamo Moskva take Ropotan to Russia
Friday, February 13, 2009
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FC Dinamo Moskva have continued to strengthen for their first bid at UEFA Champions League qualifying next summer with the signing of Romanian international midfielder Adrian Ropotan from FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti.
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FC Dinamo Moskva have continued to strengthen for their first bid at UEFA Champions League qualifying this summer with the signing of Romanian midfielder Adrian Ropotan.
Four-year deal
The 22-year-old holding player joins from FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti for €3m and has agreed a contract until the end of 2012. He made his debut for the Liga 1 side in March 2006 and the following season helped them to the league title. Last November he made his senior international debut, playing the second half of a friendly against Georgia. Ropotan's arrival follows that of promising Russian left-back Sergei Terekhov and midfielder Artur Yusupov.
'Step forwards'
"I have taken a step forwards," Ropotan told GSP TV. "I hope to begin the season as a regular starter." Dinamo Moskva, third in 2008, launch their Premier-Liga campaign in mid-March against FC Moskva and will enter the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 28/29 July and 4/5 August.
