Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has
intimated negotiations to bring Andrei Arshavin to the club from
Zenit St Petersburg are progressing well.
The Russian schemer has been strongly linked with a move to
Emirates Stadium and it has been reported talks have begun over a
deal that could cost Arsenal in the region of £20million.
Wenger is remaining tight-lipped on any potential signings but
was willing to concede that in the world of football transfers, 'no
news is good news'.
"We do not want to talk too much about who we want to buy,"
Wenger told Arsenal TV online.
"At the moment I cannot give you any good news but in this job
no news is good news. Nothing has fallen through. We are on alert
in the transfer market."
He also hinted that he was in the market for a defensive
midfielder to bolster his injury-hit squad.
"That is also a priority," he said.
"We are not in the big league. We are a little short because we
wanted a player like (Tomas) Rosicky to play 80% of games and he
has not played at all.
"We want to spend money but as everyone knows, and as the
chairman has said, we have money available but we have limited
resources, and you want to spend it in the best way possible."
The Frenchman quashed rumours that Kolo Toure, who recently
retracted a transfer request, could leave the Emirates for
Manchester City and was adamant that nobody will leave the club
this month.
"That (Toure story) is finished. We will not sell any players
this month."