Andrei Arshavin To Arsenal Move Confirmed
The Russian has finally signed a deal with the Gunners, according to media reports in England....
Feb 2, 2009 7:07:22 PM
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At last! The Russian superstar has joined Arsenal, signing a deal that will keep him at the Emirates until 2012, with Arshavin wearing the number 13 shirt for the Gunners, according to reports from Sky Sports News, with the AFP news agency reporting that the fee will be in the region of £12 million (€13.3 million).
That fee would be substantially lower than the £20 million that Aenit were believed to be deamnading from the north London outfit. However, in a deal that has matched the Kaka to Manchester City in the complexity of the twist and turns of its negotiations, without ever quite matching the level of hysteria that surrounded the Brazilian's proposed switch, nothing is quite as it seems.
Zenit had been stalling because of a demand that Arshavin pay them a percentage of his signing-on fee. Whether that issue has now been resolved is unclear, but it seems the move will now definitely take place, although we are atill awaiting official confirmation from the clubs and player.
As soon as that confirmation is made official, then news of it will be brought to you here, at Goal.com...
Zack Wilson, Goal.com
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