Arsenal’s record signing Andrey Arshavin sealed a last minute loan deal to former club Zenit on Friday night.
Reports suggest that the Russian club will pay the Gunners a £1 million loan fee as well as Arshavin’s wages in full until the end of the season.
The 30-year-old, who joined Arsenal from Zenit in 2009 for approximately £15 million, said on his Twitter account ‘It’s done’.
The Russian international started his Arsenal career off in great fashion but has since fallen from grace and out-of-favour at The Emirates, starting just 13 games in the 27 appearances he has made for the Gunners this season, scoring 2 goals along the way.
The diminutive forward told Russian publication Sport-Express:
‘Friday was a very difficult day, nothing was decided until the very last minute.
‘But I hope from now on everything is going to be fine. I want to play and will do all I can to help Zenit win the Russian title.’
Arshavin will wear the number 29 shirt for Zenit, and the move will do both the player and Arsenal a world of good. Andrey will supposedly get more game time and regular first-team football ahead of the Euro 2012 and Arsenal have got him off their wage bill.
Personally, I don’t see why we sanctioned this move; it just doesn’t make sense to me.
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Surely his gonna play good at zenit then wenger is gonna take him back nd hes gonna suck again just sell him allready