CSKA Moscow president Evgeniy Giner has confirmed that Aleksandr Golovin is close to leaving the club, but refuted claims a deal with Chelsea has been agreed.
Reports in the English media emerged on Tuesday suggesting Chelsea had won the race to sign 22-year-old Golovin, one of the stars of Russia's World Cup campaign.
The midfielder has become a hot property in Europe with Arsenal and Juventus both heavily linked, while Ligue 1 side Monaco this week revealed it had submitted a bid.
Giner expects Golovin's new home to become clear in the coming days and acknowledged that he will leave CSKA to fulfill his potential and become a "big star".
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"In order not to ruin [Golovin] we must let him go. But, we have no solution for today," Giner told Russian outlet Sport24 .
"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.
"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."
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.
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