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.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.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. Unhappy: Yury Zhirkov has been a bit-part player at Chelsea this season'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. '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.' 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 Explore more:Places: Russia