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YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil praised newcomer Arsen Zakharyan after his first performance for the Spanish La Liga club against Las Palmas which ended in a draw.

“Honestly he surprised me,” Alguacil told reporters. “Not in terms of the level but how he’s adapted to the team,” the head coach added, praising the Russian-Armenian footballer. He said Zakharyan will become a great player in the future.

Russian national team midfielder Arsen Zakharyan, 20, joined Real Sociedad on August 19. He signed a contract with the club until the end of the 2028–29 season. Zakharyan played for FC Dynamo Moscow for three years before that.