Former Blue hopes for rival switchFormer Chelsea midfielder Alexei Smertin is hoping to complete a deal to move from Dinamo Moscow to Fulham.
"It wasn't my decision to leave Dinamo. My club informed me that they aren't interested in me anymore," said Smertin.
"My agent started to work and we got offers from Charlton Athletic, West Ham and Fulham.
"At the moment only Fulham's interest is continuing."
He added: "Money isn't the reason (for the move) ,"
"Everyone knows that only the best European clubs can pay more than the best Russian teams like Dinamo or Zenit.
"Fulham's offer is suitable for Dinamo and for me."
Smertin's agent Paulo Barbosa added: "We had hard negotiations with Dinamo. Firstly we got interest from Charlton, West Ham and Fulham. Now we are negotiating only with Fulham,"
"Fulham's offer is interesting for Alexei. This is a London club from the middle of the table.
"Starting from our negotiations with Dinamo this is the best variant, although there is a small possibility still that Smertin will stay in Dinamo.
"Alexei's future will be known in two to three weeks."
"My agent started to work and we got offers from Charlton Athletic, West Ham and Fulham.
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