Dynamo Moscow winger Arsen Zakharyan insists a form slump has nothing to do with a failed move to Chelsea.

Zakharyan was questioned last month as he struggled for form with Dynamo, with pundits claiming he had been affected by Chelsea's summer attempt.

But he told Sport24: "Yes, there was a moment of decline, but I don't see anything critical in this.

"Ahead of the training camp, you need to get in shape and prove to all the critics that everything is fine.

"No, it didn't affect me in any way (the failed Chelsea move). I am fine with criticism."