" Khimki " do not intend to renew contracts with midfielders Yuri Zhirkov and Pavel Mamaev , according to "Championship".
The agreements with the players are calculated until the end of the current Tinkoff RPL season.
- Mamaev and Zhirkov are older football players who receive a large salary, but at the same time they get injured a lot. Therefore, the club decided not to renew the contracts with the players,” said a source familiar with the situation at the club.
This season, the 38-year-old Zhirkov played 3 matches for the Moscow Region club and did not score any goals. The 33-year-old Mamaev has 45 minutes of the match of the 19th round of the RPL with Dynamo (0:3).
Khimki is 13th in the standings with 29 points.