FC Rostov’s Dmitri Kirichenko has rated Zenit St. Petersburg’s Aleksandr Kerzhakov above the Brazilian striker and has denied rumours of leaving the Russian Premier League club in near future
The defending Russian Premier League champions, Zenit St. Petersburg, made history after they bought http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 for reportedly 60 million Euros. The Meshki reportedly signed a five-year contract with the Brazilian player.
Previously, the Meshki broke the records by paying a staggering 30 million Euros to Dynamo Moscow regarding http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Miguel’s sale.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dmitri-Kirichenko-c11400, who has been playing in the Russian championship since 2002, has insisted that he has not been impressed by Hulk until now despite hearing a lot about the talented winger-c*m-striker prior to his arrival at Petrovsky.
Kirichenko went on to highlight Zenit St. Petersburg striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569, as one of the best strikers in the Russian championship. The 35-year-old is of the belief that Kerzhakov is way above Hulk after comparing the two
striker’s goal-conversion rate this season.
As things stand, Kerzhakov is the top-scorer in the championship with 10 goals while Hulk scored twice this season.
“In Europe, there are many great strikers for example http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276. But in our country Kerzhakov is arguably the best. He is good in terms of goals and assists.”
“Kerzhakov takes his chance, creates moments and have a keen eye for goal. He is an important player for Zenit. I know him personally and I think that he is a great striker. Hulk, on the other hand, has not done anything special
until now. Maybe he needs more time to get accustomed to the hostile weather here.” The former CSKA Moscow man was quoted as saying.
News in Russian media suggest that Kirichenko is set to leave Rostov at the end of this season only to join a top European club. Since then, the 5 foot 9 inches attacker has been linked with Schalke 04 and Dinamo Zagreb.
However, Kirichenko denied the rumours after saying that he is happy at his current club and does not have any intentions to make a move any time sooner.
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