Andrei Arshavin's Agent Blasts 'Barbaric' Zenit

The Russian playmaker's representative is fed up as Zenit continue to hold the Gunners to ransom.

Jan 21, 2009 11:23:56 PM

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Last week it seemed certain that Andrei Arshavin would join Arsenal, but Zenit St Petersburg are up to their old tricks again as they seek  maximum profit for their want-away star.

The Russian club rebuffed the Gunners' latest €13 million offer, and it is thought they are still holding out for around €21 million.

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Zenit have accused the Premier League giants of being stingy, but what they didn't reveal was that the proposed deal could actually see upwards of €17 million head to St Petersburg.

Dennis Lachter, Arshavin's agent, is tired of the UEFA Cup holders' money-grubbing attitude, which he believes is completely unfair on his client.

He told the press last night, "The figure [Zenit] are giving is true, but it's not the whole truth. The offer also provided for extraordinary bonuses which Zenit would quite realistically get if Arshavin played a certain number of games or Arsenal won a trophy.

"But here we deal with their barbaric attitude. If you do not stay with us, you are not going to play for anyone else. Unfortunately, they are in the position to behave like this."

Zenit announced last week that they had invited the Emirates club's deal-makers to Russia to continue talks and wrap up a deal this Tuesday just passed, but Lachter insists this never occurred.

"They claimed Arsenal negotiators were coming to St Petersburg but it's not true," he said. "There are no negotiations at all at the moment."

--Mike Maguire, Goal.com

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