Arsenal Finally Complete £15million Arshavin Transfer In A Day Of High Drama At The Emirates
Russian International Andrei Arshavin has finally completed his protracted transfer from Zenit St Petersburg to the Premier League with Arsenal for £15million, according to Sky Sports news.
In a transfer saga that has run the entire course of the winter transfer window, 27-year-old Arshavin has become a Gunners player, with the Russian putting pen to paper on a three-and-a-half year deal, which will tie the Euro 2008 star to Arsenal until 2012.
In a day that had seen claims that the transfer to the Emirates Stadium had been called off, with Arshavin reportedly not agreeing terms with Arsenal and heading back to Russia, while other reports claimed the Zenit player had flown to Manchester to discuss a deal with Man City.
However, Arshavin passed a medical at Arsenal and agreed personal terms to leave the Petrovsky Stadium for the Gunners, with the last stumbling block concerning a payment that Zenit wanted from Arshavin to conclude the deal seemingly overcome, despite Zenit issuing a statement that the deal would not go through, with the payment thought to be the issue.
This will come as a big relief for Arsenal manger Wenger, who stated earlier that he was confident the on-off deal would go through and sees Arshavin as a key addition to the Gunners squad, which is missing influential captain Cesc Fabregas through injury and has stuttered in the Premiership this season.
Arshavin had been at Zenit since 2000 and has 107 assists and 71 goals in his 312 appearances during his time at the Petrovsky Stadium, with the playmaker also scoring 15 goals in his 41 caps for Russia.
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