Barcelona could make a new move for Arshavin

Catalan sports paper Sport claims that Barcelona could make another attempt to sign Zenit Saint Petersburg forward and Russian international Andrei Arshavin (27) when the next transfer period opens in January (read more here).

Both Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristian and Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola would be convinced by Arshavin's qualities and the Russian player could be on the market during the winter transfer window.

Asked about a possible move for Arshavin, Guardiola said yesterday at a press conference that the decision on whether or not to sign players in january isn't taken yet: "It's an excellent player, but I'm now focusing on the squad we have. That's how things are now. When the winter market opens, we will look at the situation and make a decision if anything has to change. But it's indeed a great player."

Asked about the new rumours linking him with several European top clubs, Arshavin said to journalists that the first condition for an exit is a lowering of the asking price: "At the moment these are only rumours. And it is useless to comment on them. We should understand one simple thing: the most important thing now is not the interest of whatever team but whether the club agrees to let me go.

I have shared my position on the point. It is quite clear that at the moment nobody is going to buy Arshavin for 25 million euro°, so the problem is the reasonable price. When the price is set we can talk about a possible transfer and also about my personal preferences."

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