Yury Zhirkov is about to leave the building …

Russian winger Yury Zhirkov is set to return to Russia having signed for Anzhi Makhachkala for an undisclosed fee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Zhirkov struggled to hold down a starting place in the Chelsea side and became frustrated with life in England. The fee is thought to be around £13m but nothing has been confirmed.                                                                                                                            

Since making his £18m move from CSKA, the Russian has only made 49 appearances for the club – he made an appearance before Anzhi’s home match against Tom Tomsk on Saturday.                                                                                                                                                

Where he told fans: “I hope to make my Anzhi debut in our next game against Spartak Moscow.”                                                                                                                                                  

Even though Zhirkov is in Russia, Andre Villas-Boas confirmed talks are ongoing but nothing had been finalized:

By Scott Balaam

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