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The gears of Russia continue their policy and strengthen with two eighteen-year-old safeties Caner Erkin and Ramon. It is reported that the club paid almost 10 million euros for both talents. According to CSKA's transfer policy, the club strives to make long-term contracts with youth national team leaders. Therefore, both players signed five-year contracts. Ramon, for whom CSKA paid over six million euros, came from Brazil's "Corinthians", from where Jo also moved to Moscow as a forward. Ramon, in 2005, won the South American Youth Championship with the Brazil U-17 team, and later reached the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Meanwhile, Turkish Caner Erkin is moving to Moscow for about 3.5 million euros from the "Vestel Manisaspor" team. The safety also participated in the World U-17 Championship and reached the semifinals of the tournament with the Turkish national team, and before that, he triumphed in the European Youth Championship with his country's national team. In May 2006, C. Erkin made his debut in the Turkish national team. Both safeties will represent CSKA in the UEFA Europa League, into which the Moscow club entered after dropping out of the UEFA Champions League. In February, the Russian gears will face Haifa's "Maccabi" in the Europa League, and the Russian championship will begin, where CSKA will seek to become champions for the third consecutive year.
