The 22-year-old arrived in Monaco earlier in the year, in the summer transfer window for a fee of\u00a0\u20ac30m. The player was also linked with a move to Chelsea, who seemed to be in a strong position to sign him. However, Monaco finally signed the youngster.<\/p>\n
The big money move was followed by a magnificent\u00a0performance in the World Cup where he helped Russia reach the quarter-finals for the 1st time since the Soviet Union broke up.<\/p>\n
However, the Russian international has not been able to replicate the same performance since making a move from CSKA Moscow to Monaco.\u00a0 To make things worse, he sustained an ankle injury and missed the opening month of the season.<\/p>\n
Since then, he has made 14 appearances in all competitons and is yet to score. He has 2 assists to his name so far. However, Golovin isn’t the only player who is yet to shine. The club is 19th in the league and has won just 3 out of the 18 games.<\/p>\n
Even Thierry Henry has failed to change Monaco’s fortune. With the transfer window set to open soon, a number of players are linked with an exit from the club.<\/p>\n
And one of them is Golovin. There are reports that Zenit St Peterburg is interested in taking the 22-year-old back to Russia.<\/p>\n
However, Oleg Artyomov, Golovin’s agent, has quickly denied those rumours.<\/p>\n