 At the start of the 2012–13 season, Natkho continuously made a good start for the club when he scored six goals in the first six matches against Krasnodar, twice against Alania Vladikavkaz, Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg.Soon after, Natkho started negotiating over a new three-year contract with the club that would keep him until 2016.However, the negotiations changed again to a one-year contract a month later.