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Football functionary Pavel Stipidi admitted that it was funny for him to listen to the news about a possible transition Arsen Zakharyan in “Chelsea”.
– No one has ever invited Zakharyan to Chelsea. Perhaps, at the level of the philistine, the conversation was conducted. What kind of Zakharyan can we talk about at Chelsea? It’s funny to even hear that. If you read what they write, then Sevilla already wants to buy half of the Moscow players. Sevilla is interested in Sychev – this is ridiculous. Spain’s high-level teams. Nobody called anyone. The journalists have gone crazy. We are not fools, we understand that under these conditions, no one will invite our players to Europe. They are not the Ovechkins in hockey, we don’t have a single player like Ovechkin.
In good times, no one called our players. After Arshavin, almost no one – only Miranchuk and Golovin. And they won’t call again,” Stipidi told Vprognoze.ru.
Zakharyan has played 16 matches this season, scoring 2 goals and providing 5 assists. On Monday, journalist Fabrizio Romano said that Chelsea still want to get the Russian, and the 19-year-old player himself is also interested in moving to the London club. In the summer of 2022, Chelsea were ready to sign Zakharyan, but the transfer failed due to the impossibility of transferring money under the sanctions. The player has previously stated that negotiations with the English club are ongoing.
