Celta had plans to purchase midfielder Christopher Martins from Spartak during the summer of 2024. However, Spartak's sports director, Tomas Amaral, deemed the offer insufficient and declined the sale, expressing that he would only part with the player for a satisfactory price. Furthermore, there were suggestions for Martins to be loaned to Al-Jazira from the UAE and several Turkish clubs, but Spartak showed no interest in a loan arrangement. During the winter, Spartak received a specific offer from a Ligue 1 team for Martins, but the current sports director, Kahigao, decided against selling the Luxembourger.