Zhirkov can become a Chelsea player by the middle of the next week

The midfielder of the Russian national football team and the Moscow CSKA Yuri Zhirkov can officially go to Chelsea by the middle of next week. According to the newspaper Sport-Express , obtained from reliable sources close to the leadership of Chelsea, the formalities associated with the transition of the army soldier are almost settled. The transfer amount that exceeds 18 million pounds is also agreed.

Zhirkov’s salary should amount to about 80 thousand pounds per week, but a recent increase in tax tariffs in the UK for people with an income of more than 150 thousand pounds per year from 40 to 50 percent can significantly affect this level.

The same sources confirmed that the actual agreement on the transfer of 25-year-old Zhirkov to Chelsea has existed for more than six months, but will be framed only now, since the "aristocrats" wanted to take a closer look at the Russian.

The last doubts of the new head coach of the Londoners Carlo Ancheelotti disappeared after the qualifying match of the 2010 World Cup - Russia. At the Olympic stadium in Helsinki was attended by a special representative of Chelsea, who described the game of Zhirkov as "extremely useful and intelligent."

The leadership of the club received especially significant recommendations in favor of the midfielder from Hus Hiddink, who headed it for four and a half months. As it became known, he also advised the leadership of Chelsea to acquire Roman Pavlyuchenko from Tottenham, but this patronage obviously did not work.

According to the London Mirror, the midfielder of the Russian national team may turn out to be one of the most significant summer acquisitions in the Premier League clubs both financial and professional.