Arshavin

[Craig_H]

Arsenal still havent finalised a deal with Zenit.

Should we be in for him?

Sell Keane to Spurs, get Arshavin in and play him behind Torres, with Gerrard on the right.

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That would be a big improvement on our attacking threat, IMO.

[DannyMan2006]

Arsenal still havent finalised a deal with Zenit.

Should we be in for him?

Sell Keane to Spurs, get Arshavin in and play him behind Torres, with Gerrard on the right.

Reina
Arebloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio

Mascherano Alonso

Gerrard Arshavin Riera
Torres

That would be a big improvement on our attacking threat, IMO.

Arshavin can play on the right to. But I can't see it happening.

[Reece]

Sky Bet have him at 1/8 to sign for Arsenal.

8.38 Sky Sports News' Bryan Swanson has the day's first news of Andrei Arshavin. He has been spotted in Hertfordshire close to Arsenal's London Colney training ground, fueling speculation he is closing in on a move to the Gunners. Sky Bet are pretty sure he will be an Arsenal player by the end of the day, rating him 1/8 to move to the Emirates.

I think it's looking a certainty really.

[Craig_H]

I cant see it happening either, but i wonder whether we should've made a move for him. He's the type of player who'd unlock teams that come to anfield with their 8-2-0 formation.

[Reece]

Perhaps, but then I'm not sure we'd have £12m unless we are offloading Keane. Which bearing mind will only happen today if at all, it was always going to be too late. Not sure whether Arshavin's wages may have proved a stumbling block anyway, although that was the rumour with Arsenal and they appear to have sorted that out.

It doesn't really matter though as we are getting Lennon anyway.

[Craig_H]

Perhaps, but then I'm not sure we'd have £12m unless we are offloading Keane. Which bearing mind will only happen today if at all, it was always going to be too late. Not sure whether Arshavin's wages may have proved a stumbling block anyway, although that was the rumour with Arsenal and they appear to have sorted that out.

It doesn't really matter though as we are getting Lennon anyway.

If Arsenal's 'tighter than a nun's you know what' wage structure can accomodate Arshavin, surely ours could! But yeah, the timing aspect was never gonna work.

What do you make of Lennon?

[Reece]

Argh I really can't decide on Lennon. On the one hand he causes defenders a lot of problems with his pace and his trickery, but his final ball is more often than not lacking. I wouldn't be dead against us getting him, because he really would inject some pace down that side, but I'm just not sure how good he really is, or really can be.

[DannyMan2006]

Heading to the airport I see due to the Gunners not stumping up the cash.

[DeanoUK]

lol my gooner friends are going mental

[lickedlollipop]

arshavin standard's are extremely high, i think.

[Woobus]

Seems like he is very big headed and could cause trouble in the dressing room, he will be right at home at Arsenal with Gallas and co.

[Shaggy]

Maybe we should offer the Keane £15m to Zenit? Some last-ditch gazumping.

[DannyMan2006]

Maybe we should offer the Keane £15m to Zenit? Some last-ditch gazumping.

That would be the greatest last minute deal ever. The lad would be ideal for us.

[bobbyfallon]

put in a sneaky bid for walcott so that arsenal can scrape the money together for arshavin??

bout 6 million should do it

[Mattshark]

Anyone else think that Arshavin would be a horrible addition to the team. Talented though he maybe there are a whole list of reasons why he is only just leaving Russia.