Arshavin keen on ‘ideal’ move to Gunners
Dennis Lachter claimed his client rates the Frenchman highly.
“The stable situation in the club and the influence of Arsene Wenger to Arsenal and to English football is huge. I think this is an advantage,” Lachter said.
“If Arsenal go for Arshavin, it could be really good for both parties. Arsenal is a very young team and Arshavin is 27.
“There’s something about combining young and older players, they propagate attacking football.”
The Russia international was one of the stars of Euro 2008. His two goals helped Guus Hiddink’s outsiders reach the semi-finals of the tournament where they fell to tournament winners Spain.
The Zenit St Petersburg player was the subject of interest from Spanish giants Barcelona but it now appears he has his sights set on a move to London, despite Zenit St Petersburg claiming yesterday that they have not received any enquiries from a Premier League club about Arshavin’s availability.
Any prospective transfer to the Gunners may be held up until Alexander Hleb makes his long-awaited move to Barcelona.
The Belarussian midfielder may have hastened his departure after comments he made criticising Wenger and
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas appeared in the press last week.
Lachter also suggested that new Barca manager Pep Guardiola’s lack of experience could impact on his client’s desire to join the Camp Nou giants.
“Guardiola was an excellent player, but no one knows what kind of a manager he is,” he said.
Meanwhile Arsenal director Danny Fiszman has defended the decision to increase the price of season tickets at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners have opted to raise the cost of their cheapest season ticket from £885 (€1,100) to £925 (€1,150) for next season after a four-year freeze.
The 4.5% hike means they are £275 (€344) more expensive than the next highest club, Liverpool.
But Fiszman insists the tickets remain value for money, given they include European and domestic cup fixtures.
“We’ve held the prices for four years but there is substantial inflation in football,” he said.
“Rather than keep holding prices back and then having a huge increase, we think it’s better to have a small, steady increase rather than a big jump.
“Quite often there are comparisons made about the prices of our season tickets and we seem to be expensive.
“But in terms of comparison it’s never apples for apples. Our season tickets include cup and Champions League games, which other competing clubs in London charge extra for.
“In fact they charge a premium for them. Our prices should be judged in that way, rather than on the pure top line number.”
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