Russian Zhirkov completes Chelsea switch

07 July 2009 18:03
Russia winger Yuri Zhirkov completed his move from CSKA Moscow to Chelsea on Tuesday, the Premier League club said on their website (www.chelseafc.com). "Any footballer would be happy to sign a contract with Chelsea, and at any time," the 25-year-old said. "I have been received very well here and have been shown the base at the Cobham training ground, everything is super." Zhirkov, who has played 31 times for Russia, was one of the 30 nominees for last year's European Footballer of the Year award and was named Russia's 2008 Footballer of the Year.

Source: Eurosport