Andrei Arshavin

The Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin has been giving his usual forthright answers to the press when asked about his life at Arsenal, but this time he hasn’t said anything that will upset Arsene Wenger! In fact he gives him great praise, and also had something nice to say about the fans. He said: “Arsene gave me freedom, [...] Read Full Story

Sbornaya have released a new Russia World Cup Andrei Arshavin home jersey for the 2010 World Cup and the shirt will prove to be popular with the fans, hoping to sell higher volumes than the previous Russia World Cup Andrei Arshavin home shirt. Russia have not actually qualified for the tournament yet, as they still have to play Slovenia this month in a two-legged playoff. Manufactured by Adidas, Guus Hiddink’s team will debut the Russia World Cup Andrei Arshavin home kit in this playoff, hoping that it will help their qualification hopes. If you are looking to add some tops for world cup to ... Read Full Story

Russian International and Zenit St.Petersberg playmaker Andrei Arshavin is all set to become a gunner with a four and a half year contract for a pay of £110,000 per week as he completed a medical earlier in the day and Arsenal had also been reassured that there would be no problem securing a work permit because Arshavin is a regular in the Russian side.Arshavin's deal was fast tracked as the winter transfer window is nearing its end and Arsenal are desperate to find a player who can give them that cutting edge and creativity in the midfield after the gunners suffered a long list ... Read Full Story

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has denied reports from Russia suggesting the Gunners have agreed a fee with Zenit St Petersburg for their star Andrei Arshavin. Wenger has bid £12 million for the 27-year-old, with the promise of a further £3 million to follow in later instalments. And it looked like a deal between the two clubs had been agreed as Zenit had claimed on Monday that an agreement had been reached and all that was required for the deal to go through was for the player to agree terms. Zenit said in a statement that Arshavin was being too stubborn in contract negotiations with ... Read Full Story

Morning all. Remember wayyy wayyy back when we were supposedly after this young attacking midfielder that had been really impressive and the transfer saga was drawn out for over a month amid masses of speculation? Oh yeah, that was just this past summer with Samir Nasri . The same thing is now happening with Andrei Arshavin . Except this one has been even longer than the Nasri story. We've "been after Arshavin" since the Euros last summer and it's pretty much a struggle to even have to read through the articles about him coming anymore. I don't know how people can get excited reading ... Read Full Story