To be successful in the Premier League it is vital that you have a good goalkeeper. As such every club pursues the best goalkeepers around, and there a few more sought after that Igor Akinfeev.
The Russian number one has been linked to many top European clubs, particularly Manchester United.
Currently playing at CSKA Moscow Akinfeev is set to be hot property in this summers transfer window. Edwin Van Der Sar is till …
Manchester United are interested in signing CSKA Moscow’s 17-year-old Serbian centre back Uros Cosic – a youngster so talented that sources in his homeland are already declaring him as potentially a bigger talent than Nemanja Vidic.
United’s £7 million capture of Vidic from CSKA’s local rivals Spartak Moscow didn’t make many headlines at the time with the player relatively unknown in England, but Cosic is already making a name for himself around the …
Club: CSKA Moscow (Russia Premier League) Position: Goalkeeper Age : 23
Height:1.85m (6ft 1) Previous clubs: None Career apps/goals: 157/0
Contract: December 2011 Market value: £12 million Buy-out clause: None
Linked to: Manchester United, Arsenal (Premier League), FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), Villarreal, Real Madrid (Primera Liga)
International appearances/goals: 35/0 Debut: April 2004 v Norway (aged 18 years and 20 days becoming Russia’s youngest ever full international)
Honours won: UEFA Cup Winner (2005), Russian Super Cup Winner (2004, 2006, 2007), Russian Premier League Winner (2003, 2005, 2006)
Just got back behind the bar at The Transfer Tavern, when another guy from the Daily Mail starts telling people that Russian International Yuri Zhirkov “flew into London” last night to “finalise his £18million” switch to Chelsea from CSKA Moscow.
The Sportsmail reporter claiming that 25-year-old Zhirkov is “due a medical” before “signing an £80,000-a-week” contract at Stamford Bridge until “2010”, with an “option” of a fourth-year …
First one into The Transfer Tavern this morning from The Mirror, who say Chelsea are ready to complete a “triple swoop” at the Premier League club.
The paper claimed that the Blues “are poised to confirm the first stage” of the “rebuilding” at Stamford Bridge under new manager Carlo Ancelotti this summer, with the “arrivals” of Daniel Sturridge and Ross Turnbull along with Russian International Yuri Zhirkov.
25-year-old …
Another one into The Transfer Tavern from the Daily Mail, who are now saying that Yuri Zhirkov is on the “verge” of an “£18million” transfer to Chelsea from CSKA Moscow as the Russian International’s “dream move” to La Liga champions Barcelona “fades” away.
The paper claiming that 25-year-old Zhirkov “is expected” to become a Blues player by the “middle of next week”, with the “versatile” winger, “ready …
Word just into The Transfer Tavern from the Daily Mail, who are telling us that Everton are set to “target £4million” rated Sergei Ignashevich at CSKA Moscow “as a replacement” for “Manchester City-bound” defender Joleon Lescott.
The paper claiming that the Russian International is Toffees manager David Moyes’ “prime transfer target” to replace Lescott, should the former Wolves defender be “tempted” to leave Goodison Park.
It said that City are …
Chelsea are said to want to give CSKA Moscow near on £19million for this Russian on the recommendation of outgoing manager Guus Hiddink, but who exactly is the man dubbed ‘The Russian Ronaldinho’, Yuri Zhirkov? The Transfer Tavern asked Football Fancast columnist The New Voice of Football to investigate.
Unlike the ‘will he, wont he’ deadline-day drama with Andrey Arshavin, who apparently knew …
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