ARSENE WENGER has been dubbed ‘a cunning fox’ in his
hunt for wily Russian Andrei Arshavin. The Arsenal boss is leading
the £15million chase for Euro 2008 star Arshavin, according to the
striker’s club Zenit St Petersburg.
Zenit official Dennis Lakhter said: “Arsene Wenger is a
cunning fox. “In the morning he says Arshavin will play all the
time at his club and during the day he says he doubts the
capabilities of Andrei to play three games in a row at the highest
level.
“But this is a tactic to fool the competition. “He
calls Andrei a Tsar and then tries to deny interest in the
player.”
Arshavin has snubbed a £3.9m-a-year Zenit deal. Lakhter
said Arsenal and Barcelona have made approaches with the Gunners
“the most active”.
