Zenit chase Real Madrid youngster Cheryshev

Real Madrid youngster Denis Cheryshev could be on his way back to Russia to join Zenit St Petersburg.

The 21-year-old joined Real Madrid as a youth player in 2002 after spending seven years following his father Dmitri Cheryshev senior through clubs like Sporting Gijon and Buros.

The winger has been so far unable to break into Real Madrid’s first team, and his father has revealed that the player might be tempted to jump ship in search of regular football.

“We will wait and see what happens next. If talks between the clubs progress and we receive a contract offer, we will have to look at it before deciding what to do,” Dmitri Cheryshev told Izvestia.

“Of course, it is a great honour to be linked with Zenit. All I have heard is that Zenit are very interested in Denis.

“However, I must admit there have not been any talks or concrete offers yet.”