Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expected to make a £20 million bid for Andrei Arshavin in January after watching his side struggle to break down Portsmouth.
While refusing to name the Russia playmaker, Wenger said: “I need a creative midfielder but I won’t announce a name because when you do that there is a 50 per cent less chance of making the signing.”
Arshavin, one of the stars of Euro 2008, is blessed with great awareness, pace and technique, and certainly fits the bill as an Arsenal player.
Wenger has admitted the injury to Cesc Fabregas makes him “more likely” to dip into the market.
A stumbling block would be Arshavin’s ineligibility for the Champions League, but Wenger seems ready to eschew his usual policy of signing young players he can develop in favour of a more experienced signing.
“We have many young players, so if we buy it will be somebody who is ready to play straight away," he said. "A loan deal could also be a possibility.
“Cesc is a long way from playing again, so are Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott and these are three creative players that we count on at the start of the season. So what we might need is someone who can create a little spark.”
Speaking last week, Zenit confirmed they would be prepared to sell Arshavin should Arsenal match their valuation of the player.
Director Maxim Mitrofanov said: “We would be happy to accept it in the case Arsenal made a £20 million offer to buy Andrei Arshavin.”
Review:
Aku memang mengharapkan Arshavin untuk menyarung jersi Arsenal walaupun masa agak kurang sesuai kerana jika Wenger mendapatkannya pada January transfer windows ni bermakna dia tidak dapat beraksi dalam Liga Juara-juara Eropah bagi musim ini setelah beraksi bersama-sama Zenit St. Petersburg.
Mungkin juga Wenger serik nak announce nama pemain yang hendak dibelinya bertujuan untuk mengelakkan bid yang lebih besar dilakukan oleh pasukan lain yang menyebabkan dia kehilangan untuk memiliki pemain tersebut seperti Petr Cech, C.Ronaldo, Luka Modric dan beberapa lagi.
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Boleh caya ke AW beli player lebih dari 18jt pound????
rekord yang saya tau itu masih jatuh kepada wiltord ( 17 jt punds ) yang menjadi salah satu pembaziran, yakni pembelian yang tidak berbaloi..
haha...klau beli pecah ler rekod tuh..xmustahil,tapi kurang yakin ler aku ngan pakcik nih...bkn btl sngt kenyataan yg beliau bg...harap2 ada ler signing baru...
tp aku rasa klu beli arshavin dgn 20jt berbaloi beb..
dia pnya pace lebih baik dr hleb, finishing pn bgs, rembat pn power, bleh main wing, 2nd striker dgn center midfield..mmg berbaloi la dtkn dia..
klu january transfer ni wenger beli arshavin dgn gokhan inler, aku pasti arsenal mmg mantap!
tapi aku nak player muda arsenal menyinar..
ingat lagi masa vieira cedera & masa dia di jual..
masa tu fabregas tengah dalam proses ke squad senior..
tetapi tetap di paksakan sebab fabregas pun ada bakat untuk ke sqad senior..
aku berharap Ramsey & whilsere di beri kesempatan untuk beraksi..
bila tak cuba sekarang..
bila lagi???
nak tunggu player lari ke??
aku pun..
ramsey, vela dgn wilshere plg close dgn 1st 11 tp wenger stil kedekut kasik chance..
tp fabregas dulu sng dpt chance sbb yg sekeliling dia dh mantap cm bergkamp, henry, pires, ljungberg dll so xde la pressure n ada pembimbing..
klu skrg ni, aku rasa xde lagi yg boleh support youngster ni, so sbb tu aku prefer wenger deal january windows ni, at least dpt yg berkualiti dan mampu bimbing youngster ni..
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