Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea's Yury Zhirkov wants to return to Russia
ShareYury Zhirkov has opened the door to a return to Russia by admitting he is not happy to be a squad player at Chelsea.[LNB]Zenit St Petersburg are desperate to land the versatile left winger, but there is also interest from Rubin Kazan and the 27-year-old's former club CSKA Moscow.[LNB]Zhirkov has been dogged by injuries since Chelsea signed him from CSKA for ?18million two years ago and started just six Barclays Premier League games this season.[LNB] Unhappy: Yury Zhirkov has been a bit-part player at Chelsea this season[LNB]'Unfortunately at Chelsea I haven't had enough match practice in the last season,' he said. 'I want to play football and not sit on the bench. [LNB]'I can't say anything more on the subject. We'll see how everything goes. There's not point ruling out a return to Russia.' [LNB] Zenit offer Chelsea cash plus Bruno Alves for out-of-favour AlexFormer Chelsea chief Arnesen targets Blues star trio for German giants HamburgAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:Places: Russia
