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Aleksandr Golovin teammate Sergey Chepchugov drops Chelsea hint

By Giuseppe Labellarte, Reporter | 21 July 2018

CKSA Moscow goalkeeper Sergey Chepchugov is adamant that teammate Aleksandr Golovin will be joining Chelsea this summer.

One of Aleksandr Golovin's CSKA Moscow teammates has congratulated the midfielder on a reportedly imminent move to Chelsea.

The Blues have been strongly linked with the Russia international, and an Instagram post by goalkeeper Sergei Chepchugov hinted that his compatriot is heading to Stamford Bridge.

Chepchugov's post congratulated the midfielder on sealing a move to a "big club" and wished him well at Chelsea, with Golovin's official Instagram account @alex_golovin17 liking the post.

Когда ты @alex_golovin17 пришёл в основную команду ,#ЦСКА ! Я тебе сразу сказал , будешь так же тренироваться ☝️Через два года попадёшь в 🔝Европейскую команду . Сегодня много советов , и внимание ! Я тебе желаю почувствовать Сердцем❤️☝️#челси Удачи тебе , большой карьеры 👌!!!

A post shared by Sergey Chepchugov (@s_chepchugov) on Jul 20, 2018 at 9:17pm PDT

Golovin scored in Russia's opening game at the World Cup as they beat Saudi Arabia 5-0, playing in four of the hosts' games on the way to the quarter-finals before losing to Croatia on penalties.

The 22-year-old also played in CSKA's group-stage defeats to Manchester United in last season's Champions League and scored at the Emirates Stadium when they lost to Arsenal in the Europa League quarter-finals.