Dynamo Moscow director Dmitry Gafin has not ruled out Russian midfielder Arsen Zakharyan moving to Chelsea this January after a transfer broke down in the summer. Gafin stopped short of suggesting that his team had provided the Blues with permission to speak to the 19-year-old midfielder however.
Earlier this month the young starlet suggested that negotiations were underway and in September told the Evening Standard that he had agreed to the move in the summer.
Zakharyan said: "There was an offer, but it just didn't work out. You probably know the reasons. How could I refuse? Of course, I agreed [to the move]. I hope everything will be fine, perhaps [it will happen] in the winter [window]. Of course, the level there is much higher than in the Russian Premier League, but everything is possible. Maybe it would work there. I could always go on loan."
