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Andrei Arshavin's move to Arsenal is in balance · 2009-02-02 19:02
Andrei Arshavin's ??15 million move from Zenit St Petersburg to Arsenal remains in the balance after talks reportedly broke down in London this morning.
The Russian playmaker had travelled to the club's training ground to discuss personal terms. However, sources close to the deal claim Arshavin is now on his way back to a London airport after failing to agree terms only for conflicting reports to claim that the deal could yet be revived, Times Online reports.
Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin is a Russian international football forward who currently plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is a versatile second striker who can also play as an attacking midfielder and winger.
Arshavin debuted for the Russian national team on May 17, 2002 in a match against Belarus. His first goal with the squad came in a friendly match versus Romania on February 13, 2003 and since, he has managed to score in every competition which Russia has participated in. He was Russia's captain in a Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia.
Arshavin was included in Russia's Euro 2008 squad by manager Guus Hiddink, despite being unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension. He announced his return by setting up the first goal and scoring the second in Russia's final group game against Sweden at Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, which helped his team qualify for the next round.
In the next match, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, Arshavin repeated the feat with his part in Russia's two goals in the second half of extra time, providing the cross for Dmitri Torbinski's goal and scoring his own four minutes later.
Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory. For both of these games, UEFA awarded him Man of the Match. Arshavin could not repeat the heroics in the semi-final against eventual winners Spain, which Russia lost 3-0. Despite this, Arshavin was named in UEFA's squad for Euro 2008.
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