Yeap. I don't think he will start as well. Match fitness wise he is still a bit short IMO. Its pre season in Russia currently and he has missed most of Zenit's pre season games because of this transfer saga lol

i saw ppl commenting somewhere else that say arsenal will win EPL champion this year with arshavin
lol

win EPL? crazy... FA cup maybe... ECL maybe... ehehehe but EPL is a long shot now...

Shava won't be playing in CL games for us this season but hopefully he'll lift the team and keep us playing there next season

do u mean on the justintv chatroom?

yeah...and MU and liv will cry

Crazy la that chatroom.. An eyesore..

haha seen that too.
so u wanna cry now? xD

The new lady newsreader is keeping me awake

LOL
NO!!arsenal might be lifted up next season but this season..erm...not flaming...its like impossible...

where is the source about the transfer??

any1?.. thanks

Walcott will be back early next month

walcot back early next month

LOL @ sigheat and yfchin. You guys posted the same stuff.

Anyway,


Arshavin joins Arsenal till 2012: club sources

LONDON (AFP) - Russia international midfielder Andrei Arshavin of Zenit St Petersburg has joined Arsenal till June 2012 for 12 million pounds (13.3 million euros), sources at the Premiership club said on Monday.

The Gunners are now merely waiting on the Premier League to sign all the necessary paperwork for the deal to be made official.

The fee was far from the initial asking price the reigning UEFA Cup winners wanted of 20 million pounds, but included a substantial performance-linked bonus.

Conflicting signals had been emerging from Arsenal's Emirates stadium and Russia throughout the day as the 1700GMT deadline came and went and a Zenit club spokesman had even said the deal had fallen through.

The deal apparently hit a last minute snag when Zenit demanded a portion of Arshavin's signing on fee.

But other Russia news agencies were reporting that a deal had been struck on a three-and-a half year contract.

Gazeta.ru site announced that Arshavin, one of the stars at Euro 2008, had passed his medical and was now an Arsenal player, inheriting the Gunners' number 13 shirt.

He will probably not make his debut for the Gunners for a few weeks because he will have to work on physical conditioning to adapt to the rigours of the English game.

The 27-year-old was a major revelation at the Euro 2008 tournament when Russia reached the semi-finals, losing to eventual champions Spain.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has on many occasions spoken of his admiration for the player.


http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02022009/3/a...ub-sources.html

17.30 Associated Press are claiming Andrei Arshavin's move to Arsenal is off after the two clubs failed to agree a deal in time. We will keep you up to date on skysports.com to tell when any move is made official.

18.50 Arsene Wenger has told Sky Sports News that Arsenal will make a "positive" announcement on the Andrei Arshavin saga this later evening.

still not official...meh

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02022009/58/...havin-move.html



The 27-year-old Russia playmaker was in London hoping to sign a contract but Zenit said the deal collapsed at the last moment when the clubs could not reach agreement before the 17:00 transfer window deadline.

"I can confirm that the deal is definitely off," Zenit spokesman Alexei Petrov told Reuters.

But Arsenal are expected to claim his signature later in the evening.

"We will make an announcement tonight," Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was quoted as saying by SkySports News.

"It will be a positive announcement, it will go through.

"I cannot say why there has been a delay."

Wenger's feelings were supported by Zenit general director Maxim Mitrofanov, who said that "both clubs definitely want to complete the transfer and negotiations are still ongoing".

not official enough...damn i love arshavin....looks like ill be involved in this thread alot...

omg.........

im speechless...

i hope we will not be hearing wenger said that "its good for arsenal not to signing shavin cause that guy to damn expensive"...lol