Smertin set for Dinamo switch

Alexei Smertin believes he is on the brink of wrapping up a move back to Russia with Dinamo Moscow.

The 30-year-old midfielder, currently on loan at Charlton from Chelsea, claims there is a provisional agreement between all parties over a move which he hopes to have completed in time to play in next week’s Russian Cup second leg with Krylia Sovetov Samara.