Arsenal set to win race for record £23m midfield magician buy: World class signing!
by Mr Comfort on July 8th, 2008
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After Barcelona failed in their attempts to woo this Russian star, it’s reported that Arsene Wenger is leading the chase for what could be a truly fantastic signing.
The agent of Zenit St Petersburg star Andrei Arshavin has revealed that he expects the playmaker to travel to England for transfer discussions.
Dennis Lachter insists Arshavin would only consider a club which can provide UEFA Champions League football.
“Andrei would like to play in the Premier League but he will not accept an offer from clubs like Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa,” Lachter said in the Daily Telegraph.
“There are only four British clubs he would play for and they are in the Champions League. It’s not about money, it’s about a team and professional ambition.
“Zenit is negotiating with several clubs. We are now waiting for a phone call from Zenit president Alexander Dyukov to allow us to negotiate his personal terms with one of them. It’s most likely he will be heading for England.”
But Lachter has said that any interested club will need to double Barca’s bid and table an offer of around £24million to prise the playmaker away from Zenit.
“It’s going to be a very big transfer,” Lachter added. “Zenit will definitely not accept an offer of less than 30million euros (£23.8m).
Arsenal could therefore emerge as favourites to sign Arshavin, and reports in Russia have suggested the player will travel to London this week to speak with both the Gunners and Premier League rivals Chelsea. (Sky Sports)
The Andrei Arshavin saga continues with his agent very much enjoying his position of power by encouraging bids from all over the place! I am not surprised he is adamant that such a large fee would be needed to secure his client’s services, that way he gets an even bigger slice of the transfer fee pie!
Andrei suits Arsenal down to the ground, and if he is a true Arsenal target and one that they could well clinch, then it is unlikely to be leaked out as Wenger is one cool customer when it comes to new signings. Seemingly these deals complete themselves in an instant and, before you know it, a player is on the turf waving a club scarf to the assorted press. So Gunners fans, will this happen?
qalia - July 8th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
wenger’s transfer policy 4.3.1.2 : never buy player priced more than £16m
potter - July 8th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
as you said Arsene keeps these things under his hat. So what makes you think theres any credibility to that which you have just written.?
dan - July 8th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
no chance, arsene won’t buy a player shopping around for the best deal. he’ll only buy those who want to succeed at afc. we don’t want players who aren’t committed to afc, we’ve been disappointed before, recall reyes who got scared of rain. we only want those who want us.
LucKy - July 8th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
your having a Laugh! Wenger wont spend that kind of money on any One player, 15 mill and he’ll think about it.
5-1 - July 8th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
come on you spurs
Sue - July 8th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
That’s a ridiculous price for him…cant see Arsene paying it!
POOR SPUDS - July 8th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
5-1:
fuck off u spurs…
Bursting through!!! - July 8th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Arshavin’s 15 minutes are nearly up. That price tag suggests a ‘way too big for his boots mentality’ and signing him is just asking for trouble 2, 3, 4 years down the line. In Theo we trust!
no 65 - July 8th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
AW won’t pay greedy clubs like Zenit. The 30m euro slapped on the player is pretty much tailored for Chelski. Even Barca won’t go above 15m
However, given that Chelski has signed Deco and Lampard likely to stay, you really wonder if they still need him.
Sooner or later the player will demand a move and Zenit will have no choice but to lower their valuation. If AW does go for Arashavin, it’ll be a day before the transfer deadline at maybe 12m quid.
CaughtOffside Dumbasses - July 8th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
yeah and if you’re reading this and gonna moderate that comment, look no further - its for you, dumb.
Boris - July 8th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
How does this article in any way say that Arsenal are set to win the race to buy Arshavin? How though? It says he wants to go to a top four team but for no less than 30m euros. That’s it. This has got to be the worst article I’ve ever read.
Danish Gooner - July 8th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
He is not even interested in him.And as far as i am concerned didnt Wenger state that we would have to buy cheap 24 mil aint exactly cheap.
5-1 - July 8th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
come on you spurs!!
arsene wenger 2 - July 8th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
i love little bl4ck b0y w1lly
arsene wenger - July 8th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
you write dis thing like you know what i am doing, but let me tell you and all fans of arsenal, i will sign one more player this summer and he will not be russian. merci. AW
VulgarBulgar - July 8th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Arshavin is criminally overpriced at present.
Why isn’t Arsenal linked with Toulalan? I think he’d fill the Flamini void very well, even be an improvement on him, and probably costs less than Veloso, who is also overpriced, imo.
VulgarBulgar - July 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Neglected to mention that van Persie’s Dutch teammate, van der Vaart could go for around £15m. Personally I rate him over Arshavin.
every time wenger say that he look good players he will not buy why is that - July 8th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
@Hotmail
Lunar Emirate - July 9th, 2008 at 12:49 am
Too much money for a club in decline with a large debt to service in a recession and no-one wants to buy flats in Highbury.
Poor old Arse-nil.
Never mind there is always the new (Charlton) kit
Messiah - July 9th, 2008 at 1:22 am
He’s not World Class, he’s proven nothing, a few good games for Russia in the Euros and a good game against a tired out Rangers doesn’t make him World Class, in that case, Darren Fletcher is world class too and so is Pavlyuchenko as he was second top goal scorer (along with like 10 others) in the Euros.
Also, Wenger to spend 23 million? He’s already said Arsenal are a selling club, he’ll never spend that much knowing he’ll never make a profit on him.
Charlie - July 9th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I think his agent has finally got a star on his hands and he has lost the plot. He’s told they club they will get ridiculous money if he goes to england which is why Barca got knocked back. If Modric is worth 17 mill then Arshavin is worth 24 mill but I cannot see anyone paying that money!
Moray - July 9th, 2008 at 4:22 am
never going to happen at that price fr arsenal. perhaps Chelski. since when did having too many players in one position prevent Chelski from buying another player? It’d not as though money’s an object…
aspa - July 9th, 2008 at 4:51 am
this is just bullshit shit stirring..im tired of these news..come on REAL signings!
john - July 9th, 2008 at 5:09 am
for that money?u got to be joking.will never happen.
ARSENAL GENERAL - July 9th, 2008 at 6:03 am
He is a good player no doubt but for that price i don’t see the going through.
Adam - July 9th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Henry went for under £15m - why would AW wack another £10 on top of Henry’s price to by a player that actually is not all that!
Stevie K - July 9th, 2008 at 9:08 am
I think we should get yaya toure as a replacement for flamini!!!
Stevie K - July 9th, 2008 at 9:12 am
arshavin looked amasing in the euros but hes not worth that much at all! get rid of adebayor, scored lots but missed as many sitters!!!! definately need someone like huntelaar that is a natural finisher!!!
na`im - July 9th, 2008 at 9:27 am
i have a feeling tht wenger will sign arshavin….
okabeng - July 9th, 2008 at 9:47 am
as a gooner, i ud lyk to edge all world footballers not to undermine arsenal coz it is big team regardless its failure to maintain its breath taking start of the last season, at gunners we dont luk for ball gods but we want to make our own stars, wenger is a man of his word and i advocate for his idea to let ade go so that he’l stat 2 fil the reparcations of dumping a team like asernal. arsenal is okay in the presence of fabrgas, persie,toure, song and all others,w nid onli 2 mids and 1 top man who are willin to join us and have their dreams fulfild……..go gunners go!!!!!!! um a gooooooooooooner for life!
king gooner - July 9th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
5-1-you sad muppet-beat our reserves-still a wonderful acheivement for the tiny totts-brinf on top 10 place i say!!!!
CK - July 9th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
This is the worst blog ever, just fanciful made up stories that most arsenal fans with half a brain would realise as unrealistic at best.
Designed to get hits…guess i’m helping to prove that by posting here
norwegian yid - July 9th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
poor arse-anal. every time I see ur line up, i get embarrased. You are supposed to be an ENGLISH team. with at least half the squad with ENGLISH players. You have no identity, no spirit, no soul, nothing English. I’d rather end up 11th with a squad to be proud of, than qualifying for CL every year with a squad filled with arrogant african and french arses like urs.
COYS
RayParlourForPresident - July 9th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Oh dear Oh dear
So Norwegian Yid firstly you call yourself a generically racist term for a Jew whilst also calling themselves Norweigan and then you comment on their being too many Africans at Arsenal???? you sound like one racially confused puppy who has never been to three point lane
I bet the spuds are delighted to have supporters like you “happy with 11th place” well, at least it makes a change from being “top 4 next season” sad prick - NEXT
this is lazy journalism at its worst, the main bit has been cut pasted out of the Independent or something and was actually about the fact that Zenit haven’t received any offers from any premiership clubs, the only offer they have had is from Barca and was turned down.
the article also made no mention to Arsenal “leading” any race at all or in fact being interested.
yid - July 9th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Arsenal wouldnt pay that much for someone + hes 28yrs old so not worth it, Zenit are just tryina milk every penny
As a spurs fan I would be frightened if u get 30m for Adebamonkey, and then sign Huntelaar for half the price who is a great finisher
What do u think about getting Vieria back, hes transfer listed for around 5m!!??
vancouvergooooooner - July 9th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
u yids r mugs…….arhavin is over priced there will b no profit arsene will never do this u mugs…… its an insult to his intelligence
ECFCGOONER - July 9th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
People complain that we have no english players but then again
Barry=£18m
Carrick=£18m
Crouch=£10m
SWP=£21m
Rooney=£30m
All of the prices paid 4 these players should be at least half the price with maybe the exception of rooney
Arsenal may have foreign players but we play the best football certainly in europe and have ENGLISH OWENERS which is a rarity in the prem
And im sure that the fans wudnt want us to end up like the national team with these 2nd rate players and not even get into the euros
When u can get quality good footballers like Fabregas, Van Persie and Clichy etc for tesco prices then f**k the english players
GOOOOOOOONERS
norwegian yid - July 9th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
well, RayParlourForPresident, first of all, I am norwegian, therefore “Norwegian”. Second of all, spurs supporters refere to themselves as Yids. therefore “norwegian yid”. get it??
at aged 20, I’ve been to WHL 4 times the past season, plus Wembley at the finals. in total, 16 times at WHL. Bet you couldn’t match that if you lived over here. so dont question my passion to this.
but honestly, wouldnt you wish for more english players at your club? during the 90’s you had a whole lot of them. having that said, even though I dont like the look of your Arsene’s face, he is one of the best when it comes to discover talent at an early age, buying them for cheap, and letting them go for millions afterwords. well done.