MOSCOW, June 1, Oleg Bogatov. Football club «Khimki» with a large most likely will not renew contracts with defender Yuri Zhirkov and midfielder Pavel Mamaev, said a member of the supervisory board of the Moscow Region club Roman Teryushkov. “Khimki” became 13th at the end of the last Russian championship. In the play-offs for the right to play in the Russian Premier League in the 2022/23 season, Khimki defeated SKA-Khabarovsk (0:1, 3:0) and retained their residence in the top division. 38-year-old Zhirkov and 33-year-old Mamaev joined Khimki in the winter. «We are very grateful to Yuri Zhirkov and Pavel Mamaev for coming to our aid in a difficult moment, helping to maintain a place in the Premier League and complete the main task «We will decide in the near future, but most likely we will not renew contracts with them. Because we still want to focus on home-grown young athletes. Therefore, we thank Yuri and Pavel for the work they did at the club,» — said Teryushkov. «Of course, we would like (in the offseason) to strengthen five or six positions, and we will discuss these issues with the team's coaching staff. Because we have a short bench and we want to attract new young guys to the club's structure,» Teryushkov added.
