Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala yesterday confirmed the signing of defender Yury Zhirkov from Chelsea on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Zhirkov joined Chelsea in an £18 million deal from CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2009 but struggled to hold down a first-team berth, partly due to injury problems, and leaves with a year remaining on his contract.

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