“I did have an offer from Barcelona but Zenit were not happy. I try not to think about what could have happened and at least at Arsenal I am playing. At Barcelona I think I would be sitting on the bench, like Aleksandr Hleb”. – Andrei Arshavin on Barca
Andrei Arshavin`s agent denied that he made contacts with FC Barcelona regarding the transfer of the Russian forward.
“This is the first time I’ve heard about those comments and I have to say that I haven’t spoken with anybody about Arshavin`s potential transfer”, said the agent.
“I did not speak to FC Barcelona officials and all I [...]
Spanish daily “Sport” claims that Andrei Arshavin`s agent made a plea to FC Barcelona to make an offer for his protege as he wants to leave the Premiership.
According to the source, Arshavin is unhappy in England and could force his departure from Arsenal, who signed him only 6 months ago for a fee of 15 [...]
Catalan sports daily “Mundo Deportivo” claims that Barca could turn their focus to Russia`s forward Andrei Arshavin, following the complications in Ribery and Robinho transfer.
Latest rumour surfaced after it was revealed that Arshavin signed the contract with Arsenal unaware of high taxes in England and is now unhappy with his wages. Spain on the [...]
Despite only joining Arsenal few months ago for a £15 million fee, Russian international, Andrei Arshavin, again stirred the rumors linking him with FC Barcelona. In the statement for the English daily “The Sun”. Arshavin was quoted saying: “I`d be really happy if I had a chance to play for Barcelona.”
Arshavin had a good start [...]