S6-10 Guest Characters>> Nicolai Kulikov (Robert Cambrinus) 8.16 (340) | 2005 Spartak Moscow owner and associate of Eli Knox. In his desire to prove Viv wrong over his predicting of future results, Eli places Tommy in a bet with Nicolai, in which he wins Valentine as a signing. In order to get Tommy to agree to the terms, Nicolai offers a million pound signing on fee and a million pound bonus if they win the Champions League the following year, plus £50,000 a week from both he and Eli.