Wavey Davey 0 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 from skysports.com: 13.31: Zenit St Petersburg have reduced their asking price for playmaker Andrei Arshavin, having previously wanted £24million for the Russia international. Go geddim, Keegan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I don't think we have much chance. If he set out for Champions League football with Barcelona I doubt he will come to Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 reduced to what though, £20m? I'd say he's worth about £10m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6961 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Tbh we have as much chance as spurs of getting into the CL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentFox 0 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 £10M is what I price him at - him and oba would make quite a pacey attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stevie Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Tbh we have as much chance as spurs of getting into the CL 25% chance then. He'll go where the money is, he's Russian all he's interested in is money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 He's pissed on his chips. Another fucker who's believed his own hype, it's the downfall of a lot of pros these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I don't think we have much chance. If he set out for Champions League football with Barcelona I doubt he will come to Newcastle. He agreed personal terms with Spurs when they aren't in the champions league... Money talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 That's what's affecting my valuation to be honest. Anyone who would risk his career for an extra few quid is a muppet with a bad attitude. Trouble is, he clearly is a talented player, so if we have the opportunity to sign him, we really should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Share Posted August 15, 2008 I was sort of joking. Personally don't think we have even a slight chance. Spurs'll probably nick him, pay him too much and he's gone to Italy the following summer following desperate performances. Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 When you look at how much Keane went for you can see where they get their delusions from, but any club paying over £10-15M for him is daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6451 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Tbh we have as much chance as spurs of getting into the CL 25% chance then. He'll go where the money is, he's Russian all he's interested in is money. Apparently he is already on £60k a week a Zenit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 The moneys said to be good in the Russian league like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 when you are backed by gazprom you are bound to be fairly well off.... arshavin is an enigma to me. he's got talent but has always beleived his own hype. i reckon he'd break spurs wage structure if he went there as even their top earners are not on his wages.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I still reckons its nailed on for Spurs like. He probably knows its a good stepping stone if he's as good as he thinks he is. Much like it would be if he came here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Spurs in que4t to buy 100 midfielders by christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 133 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 If ever evidence was needed as to how far up its own arse football has become then think of how a player who 6/12 months ago no one had heard of is now the supposed hottest property in football today worth in excess of £20m. And, why at 27 has he 'suddenly' become the must have player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 If ever evidence was needed as to how far up its own arse football has become then think of how a player who 6/12 months ago no one had heard of is now the supposed hottest property in football today worth in excess of £20m.And, why at 27 has he 'suddenly' become the must have player? Yep he's doubled his "value" in under 6 months with a couple of Euro games, it's mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Slowly but surely the game will be taken away from the people and become another product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Slowly but surely the game will be taken away from the people and become another product. Is it not that already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 it is already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Slowly but surely the game will be taken away from the people and become another product. Is it not that already? Not quite there will be pockets of resistance SJP might be the Jedi last stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 it is already. Clubs like ours are instances with a very strong local identity and reasonable european following, that in an ideal world should at some point be owned or part owned by the support. Bit like Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 (edited) Spurs rule out move for ArshavinBy Sam Lyon Andrei Arshavin Arshavin has openly welcomed the prospect of a move to Spurs Tottenham have ended their interest in signing Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin, BBC Sport understands. His club Zenit St Petersburg had wanted as much as £24m for Arshavin, 27, but even after lowering their asking price, Spurs are now pursuing other targets. One of those is not, though, Michael Owen, contrary to media reports. Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko was another reported transfer target, but boss Juande Ramos's interest has apparently cooled over recent weeks. With Dimitar Berbatov likely to leave White Hart Lane before the end of the month, Spurs are keen to bring in a new forward capable of leading the line in a 4-5-1 formation. The likes of Villarreal's Diego Forlan, Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz and Diego Milito of Real Zaragoza are thought to be under consideration, but newspaper links to Sevilla's Fredi Kanoute are wide of the mark. Spurs lost their opening league game of the season at Middlesbrough on Saturday, with striker Darren Bent unable to replicate the impressive form he has shown in pre-season friendlies. And with Berbatov continually being linked with Manchester United and Irishman Robbie Keane already sold to Liverpool for £20.3m, Spurs are keen to make a move in the market as early as next week. Arshavin, so impressive in Russia's run to the Euro 2008 semi-finals, was thought to be an ideal replacement for Keane, and spoke recently of his desire to join the Londoners. "When Tottenham made their offer, I was sceptical at first," Arshavin said. "But after Spurs boss Juande Ramos called me personally and told me that he wanted me in his side, the situation changed and I agreed in principle to join them." Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter also told BBC Sport: "It is my prediction that Arshavin is going to be a Tottenham player this season." However, as with Barcelona earlier in the summer, Spurs appear to have been put off a deal for the Zenit forward. Edited August 17, 2008 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acrossthepond 866 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Still think we should be in here, he's a mercenary if there ever was one and he wouldn't score all that high on the magness ratings ( ) but quality player. We shouldn't just spend silly money but I think we should make an approach and see what kind of price Zenit will negotiate down to now that another suitor has apparently been priced out. Just my thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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