Arshavin Thinks He's a Gunner

Andrei Arshavin - Arshavin Thinks He Has Signed For Arsenal

Is this the longest running transfer saga ever? I'm inlcuding the Spurs attempts to sign Arshavin over the summer in that assessment.

On the official Arshavin site, Andrei Arshavin says he thinks he's signed for Arsenal - "Думаю, да. Переговоры подходят к завершению, подробности завтра. Сейчас могу сказать только одно - если буду играть в "Арсенале", то под номером 23. " (Dumaioo da. Peregovori podkhodyat k zaversheniyoo, podrobnosti zavtra. Seichas mogu skazat' tol'ko odno - yesli boodoo igrat' v Arsenal, to pod nomyerom 23.")

i.e. "I think so. The negotiations are over, the details will be finalized tomorrow. At the moment there is only one thing I can say with certainty - if I play for Arsenal I wil be wearing number 23."

Reprts are now saying thatArsenal paid somewhere between £10 million and £12.5 million, which is even better than the £15 million that was being stated earlier.

According to Sky News at 13:15 the FA still haven't ratified the transfer deal, no doubt due to the wrong kind of snow.