The Russian striker has impressed domestically and now has the opportunity to showcase his ability to a wider audience
Reported West Ham target Fedor Smolov has been urged to use the World Cup to set up a move to a major European league by his nation's top goalscorer Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
Smolov has scored 63 goals from his 99 appearances in all competitions for FC Krasnodar, who he joined in 2015 from his boyhood club Dynamo Moscow.
The 28-year-old's impressive form over the last three seasons has fuelled talk that he may be about to move to England, with West Ham, Wolves and Fulham reportedly tracking the Russia international, who had a brief, unsuccessful stint in the Netherlands with Feyenoord earlier in his career.