Yuri Zhirkov agrees three-year deal with Chelsea
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Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday that they have completed the signing of Yuri Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow on a three-year contract.
No fee has been disclosed, but reports in English press suggest it is believed to be in the region of £18 million.
And the 25-year-old has expressed his delight at completing his transfer to Stamford Bridge.
He told www.chelseafc.com: "Any footballer would be happy to sign a contract with Chelsea, and at any time.
"I have been received very well here, and have been shown the base at the Cobham training ground, everything is super.
"Of course it is good when some of the players speak Russian, even today Petr Čech translated some bits and pieces, and I understand some words in English. Now I hope to learn English too.
"I always used to watch English football on the TV and know about Dmitri Kharine and Alexei Smertin at Chelsea."
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No fee has been disclosed, but reports in English press suggest it is believed to be in the region of £18 million.
And the 25-year-old has expressed his delight at completing his transfer to Stamford Bridge.
He told www.chelseafc.com: "Any footballer would be happy to sign a contract with Chelsea, and at any time.
"I have been received very well here, and have been shown the base at the Cobham training ground, everything is super.
"Of course it is good when some of the players speak Russian, even today Petr Čech translated some bits and pieces, and I understand some words in English. Now I hope to learn English too.
"I always used to watch English football on the TV and know about Dmitri Kharine and Alexei Smertin at Chelsea."
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