Marca: Zhirkov - the best option for "Barcelona"

Barcelona expressed interest in acquiring the left extreme team of Russia in football and Moscow CSKA Yuri Zhirkov, the Spanish Marca reports.

One of the main directions of Barcelona’s transfer policy is the search for a universal football player on the left flank, since the Catalans are not very pleased with the game of the Frenchman Eric Abidal, who is almost useless in the attack, nor the experienced Brazilian Silwin, who is far from sinless in defense.

According to the newspaper, Barcelona considers the acquisition of 25-year-old Zhirkov, which is equally good both in front and behind, the best option for strengthening the left edge of Barcelona.

It is possible that Zhirkov will go to one of the strongest clubs in the world in the coming summer. The main problem is that the army team is unlikely to want to sell their leader on the eve of the Champions League.

In this situation, the initiative should come from the football player himself, who, after five seasons spent in the club, may “put pressure on” the leadership of CSKA, reports the opinion of the Spanish journalists RIA Novosti.