Russian club Zenit St Petersburg joined Europe's biggest spending clubs of the summer transfer window after splashing out a reported $101m to sign Brazilian striker Hulk and Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel from Portuguese clubs Porto and Benfica. The 26-year-old Hulk, who played for Brazil during the 2012 Olympics, joined Zenit on a five-year contract in a transfer deal worth $50.7m, while the 23-year-old Witsel signed for a similar fee and length of contract. Those two signings pushed Zenit's spending to over $132m for the 2012/2013 season just behind English Premier League club Chelsea ($140m) and French side Paris St Germain ($206m).
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Russian club Zenit sign Brazilian striker Hulk and Belgian midfielder Alex Witsel
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Zenit's transfer dealings make them third biggest spending club in Europe behind Chelsea and PSG
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Zenit will play Malaga, AC Milan and Anderlecht in their Champions League group
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Fenerbahce have completed the Â£8m signing of Raul Meireles from Chelsea
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