da leao： Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov has dismissed reports suggesting he is unhappy at Stamford Bridge and keen to return to Russia.
da bet vitoria： The 27-year-old Russia international moved to Chelsea from CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2009 only for a knee injury to restrict him to only 22 starts for the club.
He has not started a Premier League game since April but is expected to feature in Tuesday's Champions League encounter with Spartak Moscow.
Zhirkov admitted:"I've not lived up to my full potential because I haven't played too many games in the first team.
"But I'll try to show more. I'm getting fitter game by game and I'll try to show more. My fitness is getting better and I'm feeling more confident.
"Talk of me returning to Russia is just rumours and speculation. I don't want to leave Chelsea and, if the manager doesn't want to sell me, I will stay."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email