Zenit St. Petersburg are set to pay Porto 22 million euros for Portuguese international Bruno Alves, O Globo said on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old had earlier been linked with both Real Madrid and Chelsea, but repots in the Portuguese press suggest the player is on his way to Russia.

The Russian Premier League leaders announced earlier on Tuesday the signing of defender Aleksandar Lukovic from Udinese.

Zenit welcome Romania’s Unirea Urziceni on Wednesday evening in a Champions League third qualifying round second leg. The first leg finished goalless.

The winners of the tie will go forward to a final play-off against the lowest-ranked qualifier from England, France, Italy, Germany or Spain. The losers will have to make do with a play-off for a spot in the less lucrative and prestigious Europa League’s group stage.

MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti)