MOSCOW, June 3, Oleg Bogatov. Former players of the Russian national team Yuri Zhirkov and Pavel Mamaev is leaving Khimki after the expiration of the contracts, said Roman Teryushkov, a member of the club's supervisory board. Earlier, Khimki tweeted that Gia Grigalava and Besard Sabovich would leave the team. «Contracts with Yuri Zhirkov and Pavel Mamaev were not renewed. We are grateful Yuri and Pavel for helping us keep our registration in the Russian Premier League,” said Teryushkov. “Khimki” took 13th place in the last Russian championship, and SKA-Khabarovsk won in the play-offs (0: 1, 3:0). Zhirkov, 38, and Mamaev, 33, joined Khimki in the winter transfer window.
