NA`VI CLOSE IN ON PERFECTO – REPORT
Natus Vincere are on the brink of completing the signing of Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy from Syman, according to a report from 1pv.fr.
Talks between the two organizations are already an advanced stage, with Perfecto expected to join Na`Vi in the coming days for a fee in the region of $200,000.
Natus Vincere turned to the 20-year-old after being left frustrated in their pursuit of Evgeny “FL1T” Lebedev as forZe made it clear that they would not let the player leave for less than his release clause.
Perfecto has been on Syman’s books since October 2018, when he was recruited together with Artem “iDISBALANCE” Egorov. He played a key role in the team’s qualification for their first-ever Major, the StarLadder Major in Berlin, where they went out in the New Challengers Stage with a 2-3 record but still caused a sensation by defeating Vitality and FURIA.
The Russian player will step into the shoes of Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács, whose sniping duties will be assigned to Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev. The 28-year-old Slovakian has failed to impress since returning to Na`Vi, averaging just a 0.95 rating with the team, who ended 2019 with a 5th-6th place at EPICENTER 2019.
If confirmed, the transfer will leave Na`Vi with:
Egor “flamie” Vasilyev
Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács (benched)
Source: https://www.hltv.org/news/28897/navi-close-in-on-perfecto-report