{"id":3218,"date":"2009-02-03T10:52:04","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T14:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballfashion.wordpress.com\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2009-02-03T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2009-02-03T14:52:04","slug":"the-andrei-arshavin-arsenal-rumour-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballfashion.org\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/03\/the-andrei-arshavin-arsenal-rumour-mill\/","title":{"rendered":"The Andrei Arshavin Arsenal Rumour Mill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sources are in parentheses.<\/p>\n

– Arsenal completed the signing of Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin only minutes before the transfer window slammed shut. (Various)<\/p>\n

– Arshavin has signed a deal worth \u00a370,000 a week, which ties him to the Emirates Stadium until 2012. (Various)<\/p>\n

– The Gunners have paid \u00a310m for Arshavin, rising by a further \u00a32m based on success-related clauses being met. (Daily Mail)<\/p>\n

– So keen was Arshavin to complete his move to Arsenal that he hired a private jet to fly him into London on Sunday night. (Various)<\/p>\n

– Arshavin has taken a \u00a320,000 a week pay cut to join Arsene Wenger’s men. (Daily Star)<\/p>\n

– The sticking point in the deal was a huge loyalty bonus received by Arshavin upon signing for Zenit. It was awarded on the understanding that he would complete his four-year contract but having spent a little over two-and-a-half years in St Petersburg the club’s board demanded the difference be returned by the player. (Guardian)<\/p>\n

– Zenit spent Monday ringing round Premier League clubs – targeting Tottenham in particular – in a bid to find a buyer who would pay more than Arsenal. (Daily Star)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sources are in parentheses. – Arsenal completed the signing of Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin only minutes before the transfer window slammed shut. (Various) – Arshavin has signed a deal worth \u00a370,000 a week, which ties him to the Emirates Stadium until 2012. 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