Andrei Arshavin’s former club willing to pay big fee to take Russian back from Emirates outfit.

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Zenit St Petersburg are targeting Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak.

The 26-year-old Poland international has made just 18 League appearances in three seasons at Old Trafford.

Zenit are preparing a £4m bid as they are unsure about current first-team keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev. (tribalfootball.com)

Sir Alex Ferguson is a little spoilt for choice just now when it comes to players to stick between the posts. Ben Foster looks pretty decent and could well take the mantle from Edwin Van der Sar when he hangs up his gloves and by all accounts young Ben Amos is good prospect and then there is German teenager Ron-Robert Zieler to add to the mi which leaves Kuszcak as the weak link as at 26 he would be looking for regular first team football. He is a pretty decent goalie and a move to Zenit may be right up his street and i am sure Fergie will not stand in his way. Do Man United fans think Foster is good enough to take over from Edwin in a season or two?

This source suggests that Arsene wants this mercurial playmaker and now he just needs the backing of his board!
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This source suggests that Arsene has a lengthy wish-list for the coming transfer window!
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According to this source Wenger has made a move for one hell of a talented attacker.
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According to this source, a Russian star has more or less bought his plane ticket and is about to leave his Zenit teammates, but where will he go?
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Another dodgy performance from their number one and yet more speculation that Redknapp is looking for a new number one but is this the man for the job?
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Well Spurs have been removed from the equation as this Russian star’s agent makes it clear that only one of the Premier League’s top four will suit his client!
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You often get players who light up a World Cup or a European Championships, only to be signed by a Premier League outfit and flatter to deceive, before being sold on for a much lower fee. It’s perfectly feasible that this may have happened here, so perhaps Tottenham are better off keeping their powder dry and hunting down some other targets in their bid to replace Robbie Keane. [Read the rest of this entry »]

The Gunners are well-known across Europe for their exciting brand of football, even if they do try to pass the ball into the net sometimes. It appears that their reputation has preceded them in the case of [Read the rest of this entry »]

If you happen to see Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on the streets, let me be the first one to warn you to stay the hell out of his way. There is a damn good chance that you could see steam coming from his ears after he learned that his potential dream move for a certain Russian striker is no more. [Read the rest of this entry »]

Days after Arsene Wenger declares his interest in a player, Barcelona come along and ruin his plans once again. Not content with unsettling Alexander Hleb and Emmanuel Adebayor, the Catalans have also moved for a player before he’s even reached The Emirates Stadium. [Read the rest of this entry »]

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As I excitedly await the UEFA Cup final tonight, I am saddened by the fact that the most interesting story I can think to write about has nothing to do with the football.

Yesterday the Zenit manager, Dick Advocaat, was quoted as saying that he would not be able to sign a black player as the Zenit fans would not like it.

I would be happy to sign anyone, but the fans don’t like black players. Quite honestly, I do not understand how they could pay so much attention to skin colour. Frankly, the only players who can make Zenit stronger are dark skinned. But for us it would be impossible. (Telegraph)

UEFA of course, have a zero-tolerance approach to Racism and are actively promoting the “kick Racism out of football” campaign, so Zenit will surely be dealt with for this openly discriminating signing policy, right? Wrong! UEFA appear to have done nothing but sweep the whole issue under the carpet.

Rangers have done so much over the last year or so to stamp out their own bigotry problems and have themselves faced disciplinary action from UEFA. Why is nothing being done about a team where there is obviously a concern? This is a team who are playing in the final of a major European competition and may well be representing Russia in the biggest club trophy of them all next season – the Champions League.

Surely UEFA need to take action?