Andrei Arshavin

[the wes 7,212]

Russian journalist Stefan Chaushyan says that Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin has agreed personal terms with Chelsea and will sign for the club this week. (BBC Radio 5 Live 2100 BST)

looks like lampard is going to inter lads

[DavidEU 2,023]

Calm down mate! It's hardly breaking news, and its still a rumour.

I've changed the topic title.

Probably bollocks. He wants Barca, Barca want him. He'll go there.

[Kez 2,727]

Wouldn't mind signing him.

He's only 27 and talented

Edited July 2, 2008 by Kez

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Someone made a valid point on another forum about Arshavin.

He had a fantastic few games against Sweden and the Dutch who both came out and played football. That allowed him to make hs runs and take control of the game. When he came up against the Spanish who were more organised defensively he went missing.

He's 27 and only really hitting the headlines now. Where has he been for the past decade ?

If he were to come for us I fear he would go missing as he did against Spain. Very few, if any teams come out at us and have a go, giving us the opportunity to play the game the way we want. He would be playing against well drilled defences week in week out. Is he a player worth taking a risk on after a few good games in a tournament?

Baros and Poborsky are two examples of players who have a good tournament, get the big move and flop big time.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Arshavin is a quality player, but I just don't think he will sign for us, I just have a hope for Robinho at the moment and hope that Malouda leaves.

[chelseapaul 0]

Arse Shaver!!

One swallow does not make a whore...errm I mean summer.

[TylerCFC 7]

I've heard of almost every club in the EPL and la Liga linked with him. I don't want him, we have four midfielders that could start in a 4-3-3 system (assuming Felipe keeps it that way) and on top of that I'd rather we go after Robinho.

[Stamford 3]

Have to concur with 90% of you. I don't want him, as already pointed out, where the fuck was he in the ten years when he was 17 - 27 ? No one had even heard of him. Our midfield is stacked out with quality players, so buying a puppet for Roman just isn't worth the £12 million imo.

[EskWeston 696]

Not someone who i would have thought we would sign. If these reports today are true it looks like it will happen though. Obviously everyone is going to assume it will mean Lampard is 100% off but it doesn't nessesarily mean that, we could accomodate everyone in our squad playing with 3 in the middle.

............Essien/Mikel............Lampard/Ballack............

.........................Deco/Arshavin................................

Like i said it possible but highly problematic. Everyone will want to play every game and that is a midfield full of first team regulars every week, could everyone be kept happy enough? Only Scolari knows if he could do that.

[Milan 17,955]

Zenit spokesman claims Russian could move to Blues

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3769789,00.html

[EskWeston 696]

Conflicting reports on this throughout the media today. Some reports saying a fee is agreed and he is on his way to London, others that Chelsea "could" be a possibility. Others that he is going to Barca!!!

Well i am sure we will find out soon enough, our transfer movements are really gearing up now.

[the wes 7,212]

http://www.tden.ru/articles/sport/032348/print/

its in the russia newspaper that it is a done deal

Edited July 3, 2008 by the wes