English Premiership side Chelsea signed Russian international midfielder Yury Zhirkov on a four-year term from Russian three-time champions CSKA Moscow, the daily tabloid Tvoi Den reported Friday.
Reports said that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was excited with Zhirkov’s performances this season and has negotiated a 30-million-dollar deal with the Red Army side.
“Yury (Zhirkov) has signed the contract with Chelsea just a day or two ago,” the newspaper quoted Zhirkov’s agent as saying. “He will join his new team this summer.
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