Arshavin demands Arsenal bump up his £80,000-a-week deal
to cover tax blow
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Andrey Arshavin’s agent has called on Arsenal to
increase the star’s huge £80,000-a-week wages just four months
after arriving in England. The Russia forward agreed a
three-and-a-half-year contract when he signed from Zenit St
Petersburg for £15million.
But his agent Dennis Lachter says the club should cover cost
when the top rate of income tax rises from 40 per cent to 50p in
the pound next April.
‘The British Government has suddenly started to solve their
problems through the crisis of people who earn big money in the
UK,’ said Lachter.
‘If a player has signed a contract, it is logical that there
were certain obligations from the club on the money that the player
receives. ‘Now suddenly, this tax rate change. The question arises:
why, in this situation, must the player suffer? So, a club must
deal with the problem.’
He insisted that the government rather than the club were to
blame, adding: ‘This crisis will affect not only Andrey Arshavin,
but Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, the Queen of England, and so
on.
‘The situation is not simple – it is understandable that no one
wants to lose their money. The hostage of this situation are just
clubs. And they will try to somehow resolve the issues.’