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 organisations 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 looks set to join Na`Vi

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: