There is no deal in place from Chelsea to sign Aleksandr Golovin, says CSKA Moscow president Evgeniy Giner. However, Giner has confirmed the Russian is close to leaving the club. According to reports from English media on Tuesday, Chelsea had won the race to land the 22-year-old who had a fantastic tournament during the concluded 2018 World Cup. Following his performance, Arsenal and Juventus have also been linked with the forward while Ligue 1 side Monaco this week revealed they had submitted a bid. Giner expects Golovin’s new home to become clear in the coming days and acknowledged he will leave CSKA to fulfill his potential and become a “big star”.
“In order not to ruin [Golovin] we must let him go. But we have no solution for today. When we receive an offer, we always try to negotiate openly. Indeed, we were visited by the vice-president of Monaco [Vadim Vasilyev] and made a proposal for Golovin,” he said. “Chelsea? There is no closed arrangement with them. But the question of his transition to another club will be decided, I think, in the next couple of days,” he added. Golovin appeared in all five of Russia’s matches at the World Cup, scoring once in the tournament-opening 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia.