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Seven years after joining Zenit St Petersburg, the Portugal midfielder is set to leave as a legend. But his departure could heighten claims that Zenit are boring
When Danny joined Zenit St Petersburg from Dynamo Moscow for €30m in 2008, he was greeted with widespread scepticism. This was, after all, a Zenit team that, inspired by Andrey Arshavin and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, had just won the Uefa Cup. Did they really need to spend that much on a player from one of their bitterest rivals? Seven years on, Danny leaves Zenit as a club legend: a draw at FC Ufa nine days ago enough to secure him his third league title with the club.
It didn’t help Danny’s cause that he has on his wrist a small tattoo of the letter D. The typeface is very similar to the D on Dynamo’s badge, which only increased suspicions among Zenit fans, even though Danny maintained it was simply his initial. “Danny, cover your shame,” screamed a banner unveiled by Zenit fans when he made his home debut. Zenit’s president, Alexander Dyukov, paid his critics little heed: “We are not a charity,” he said. “We are a football club whose goal is to win.”
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When Danny joined Zenit St Petersburg from Dynamo Moscow for €30m in 2008, he was greeted with widespread scepticism. This was, after all, a Zenit team that, inspired by Andrey Arshavin and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, had just won the Uefa Cup. Did they really need to spend that much on a player from one of their bitterest rivals? Seven years on, Danny leaves Zenit as a club legend: a draw at FC Ufa nine days ago enough to secure him his third league title with the club.
It didn’t help Danny’s cause that he has on his wrist a small tattoo of the letter D. The typeface is very similar to the D on Dynamo’s badge, which only increased suspicions among Zenit fans, even though Danny maintained it was simply his initial. “Danny, cover your shame,” screamed a banner unveiled by Zenit fans when he made his home debut. Zenit’s president, Alexander Dyukov, paid his critics little heed: “We are not a charity,” he said. “We are a football club whose goal is to win.”
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