Arshavin off to Spain?

Arshavin off to Spain not England

It appears that Andrei Arshavin would prefer a move to Spain rather than England. He claims to have received offers from English and German clubs - Arseanl, Chelsea and Newcastle seem to be the main candidates but he prefers the Spanish way of playing and he says since he was a boy he has admited Spanish football. “I have offers from England and Germany, but I would really like to play in the Spanish League,” he apaprently said to a Spanish newspaper. “It’s the championship I’ve always followed, I like the football they play there. But, at the moment, I don’t have any offers from Spain.”

Roman Pavlyuchenko has also been linked with a move to Real Madrid and Arshavin says there are a lot Russia players who may yet be spotted by major clubs at Euro 2008.

Arshavin off to Arsenal?

It now appears there are rumours that Andrei Arshavin is being courted by Arsene at Arsenal, a match made in heaven if ever there was one. See www.freeonlinesport.com Price around £10 million, but Newcastle also want him.

We await further developments.

Andrei Arshavin for Newcastle?

Andrei Arshavin - Russian Footballer Set for a Transfer to England

Andrei Arshavin (Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин in Russian) is the 27 year old Russian midfielder/winger/attacker who has been described by the Russian national coach Guus Hiddink as “the most intelligent player I have ever worked with”.

He was born on May 29 1981 in the city formerly known as Leningrad, but now known as St. Petersburg. He was voted Russian footballer of the year in 2006.
He plays for Zenit St Petersburg at the moment but a number of English clubs have shown an interest in signing him. He has been linked with Manchester City and Everton but now it seems that the most likely to sign him are Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle.

He has just played an important role in helping Russia to qualify for the quarter finals of Euro 2008.