Floored me when I first saw the announcement, but they're a really decent club tbh - a definite step up. Some names on the squad list that I immediately recognised include:
- Dieumerci Mbokani, 38 now but absolutely annihilated the Belgian league for a good decade or so, with spells at Dynamo Kyiv and the EPL (Norwich and Hull) in between. Scored well over 200 league goals in his career
- Alfred N'Diaye, 33, Senegalese international with spells in La Liga (Villarreal, Betis) and England (Hull, Wolves
- Pablo Santos, a Brazilian midfielder last at Braga in Portugal - very decent level
I worry for his gametime considering the firepower they have up top - no less than five other *foreign* forwards, let alone the domestic ones.
There's some options there for sure. But it's good that he's getting good game time already - Even if it is only a mid season camp. It could potentially be a renewal of their lineup with an injection of youth? (well youth by comparison).
They went to great lengths to hide his announcement too because it's been about a week and a half since the deal was signed. 😂
And now with only 3 or 4 months left in the season, it's a nice short, sharp introduction to life in Armenia. Actually looks quite a nice place, especially in and around the capital city Yerevan.