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Arsen Zakharyan won't give up on Chelsea move after Russian sanctions blocked it

Arsen Zakharyan has not given up on his transfer to Chelsea despite the collapse of talks in the final days of the summer transfer window.

The 19-year-old midfielder wasn't able to complete a move from Dynamo Moscow because of the British sanctions placed on Russia following their invasion of Ukraine.

Chelsea and Dynamo had agreed a fee with the Premier League club activating Zakharyan's £12.6million release clause.

Arsen Zakharyan's u00a312.6m move from Dynamo Moscow to Chelsea fell through last week
Sanctions on Russia prevented the 19-year-old midfielder (right) from moving to England

However, Dynamo revealed on deadline day that the move fell through because Chelsea would have struggled to transfer the funds to the Russian club.