The russians will be tough. The dollar helped them these last months and now they are very stable financially. One of the worst possible clubs to buy players from now.
There is much more potential in spain or home, later in the transfer market. For example Cavani + Kjaer deal. These 35 mils values, which seems happened only in the head of their mafioso president, will end up around 20, if someone agrees to pay them.
Reading the interview today, I think what Marotta is doing is the best thing to be done.