Monaco have made an offer for CSKA Moscow s Russia international Aleksandr Golovin, according to the Ligue 1 club s vice-president Vadim Vasilyev.
Golovin was one of the stars of Russia s surprise run to the quarter-finals at their home World Cup and Chelsea have been linked with making the attacking midfielder one of the first signings of the Maurizio Sarri era – following Jorginho s big-money arrival from Napoli over the weekend.
But Monaco have already made their move, with Vasilyev telling the 22-year-old Leonardo Jardim s first-team squad acts as a more reliable proving ground for young talents.
We made CSKA a proposal for Golovin, Vasilyev told Sport-Express. I cannot say the amount of the transfer, but it is very worthy.
The duration of the contract [would be] five years.
I think in this situation the transition to Monaco is the most correct option for Golovin.
To go immediately from Russia to a top club in the leading European league is very risky.
We are able to launch the career of young players. It is enough to look at Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe made a stunning breakthrough at Monaco as they stormed to Ligue 1 glory in 2016-17.
The teenage forward then moved to Paris Saint-Germain and was named as the outstanding young player of the World Cup after scoring in France s 4-2 final victory over Croatia on Sunday.
