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Barcelona refused to sign Arshavin: club
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| 2008-07-07 19:15:03 |  |
MOSCOW (AFP) - Spanish club Barcelona refused to increase their initial 15-million-euro bid for Russian international forward Andrei Arshavin, Saint Petersburg side Zenit official site announced Monday.
"Spanish football club Barcelona refused to improve their original 15-million-euro offer for our striker Arshavin," Zenit general director Maxim Mitrofanov said. He added that Zenit received no other offers to sign the striker from any other clubs. "We are not holding any talks with any other clubs concerning the transfer of our forward Arshavin," Mitrofanov said. His comments came amid rumours that Arshavin is set to fly to London soon to undergo a medical before signing for either Arsenal or Chelsea of the English Premiership. Earlier Russian reigning champions Zenit said that Arshavin only wanted to play for Barcelona. "Arshavin wants to move to Barcelona - he doesn't want to play anywhere else," a spokesman for Zenit St Petersburg told BBC Sport. "Barcelona have made an offer but we are still negotiating with them. I don't know when a decision will be made but I think Arshavin will leave the club," the Zenit spokesman said amid reports that the Russian outfit have put a 39 million dollars fee on his head. The 27-year-old played a starring role for his country at Euro 2008, helping them reach the semi-finals, where they lost to Spain. |
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chakal July 7th, 2008 21:14
Flop!!Tontodonati July 7th, 2008 21:23
As I've said before, after the poor showing against Spain, why ask so much for Arshavin?krazy4footy July 8th, 2008 03:41
I thought it was 25M. 39 is a bit much for someone who's only caught so much attention recently. Granted he has a lot of talent, but he might not shine as bright in a tougher league like La Liga or the Premiership.15 might be a little underpriced, but 39 is definitely overpriced. I'd say 20 is about right!
FManiac24 July 8th, 2008 06:51
Well, I've heard that Zenit wanted Leo Messi in exchange + lots of milions of pounds for Arshavin. If Barcelona acccepted that...rocco_blackk July 8th, 2008 08:25
As I`ve said before...Man City payed 24M for Jo. I think Arshavin deserves a better price. Poor showing against Spain was just a game. He`s a really good player.