Spartak Moscow boss Valeri Karpin has confirmed that his side are keen on giving Chelsea outcast Yury Zhirkov a new lease of life in his career.
The 27-year-old wide man has been making appearances only on an intermittent basis - partly owing to injuries - since he joined the Blues last summer, and Russia boss Dick Advocaat recently warned the player that he could risk losing his place in the national team without regular football.
The Dutchman also cited Everton's Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko among those who run the risk of being dropped.
Zenit St Petersburg were thought to have been interested in the versatile left-back, who can also play on the wing, but any interest that may have existed did not reach fruition in the form of a transfer.
Now Spartak boss Karpin has revealed that his side were also interested in luring the player back to Russia, as he is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "I was interested, I am now and I will be in the winter."
Zhirkov has made only 17 appearances for Chelsea since his big money move from CSKA Moscow.
The 27-year-old wide man has been making appearances only on an intermittent basis - partly owing to injuries - since he joined the Blues last summer, and Russia boss Dick Advocaat recently warned the player that he could risk losing his place in the national team without regular football.
The Dutchman also cited Everton's Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko among those who run the risk of being dropped.
Zenit St Petersburg were thought to have been interested in the versatile left-back, who can also play on the wing, but any interest that may have existed did not reach fruition in the form of a transfer.
Now Spartak boss Karpin has revealed that his side were also interested in luring the player back to Russia, as he is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: "I was interested, I am now and I will be in the winter."
Zhirkov has made only 17 appearances for Chelsea since his big money move from CSKA Moscow.
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