Locomotiv Moscow have bring back the No 10 jersey retired eight years ago following the end of club legend Dmitri Loskov’s career in 2013.
Loskov, who is a former Locomotiv player now assistant manager hold a record appearance and goal scorer of the club with 128 goals in 421 appearance.
Chelsea Teen, Faustino Anjorin has joined the Russian club on a season-long loan with an option to buy, with Chelsea putting a buy-back clause if the deal is made permanent.
Anjorin spent over 12 years at Chelsea joining the club’s academy as a seven-year-old back in 2008.
The assistant manager presented Tino Anjorin with his retired number 10 shirt after the Chelsea loanee was announced as a Lokomotiv player on Thursday.
Anjorin will now look to follow in the assistant manager footsteps as he arrives from the Champions League winners after making just five first team appearances.
The England youth international showed his quality in Chelsea’s under-23 side providing 28 goals and assists in 35 matches.
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His ability and qualities in midfield caught the eye of Lokomotiv’s head of sports and development, Ralf Rangnick, who is believed to have been key to the deal.
Anjorin will now play with Lokomotiv in the Europa League this season, the club’s reward for their third-placed finish in the Russian Premier League last term.
They have been drawn alongside Lazio, Marseille and Galatasaray in their group and are also unbeaten after six league matches this season.
Anjorin could make his debut for his new club next weekend as they host Krylya Sovetov on Saturday in the Russian Premier League.
