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Arsenal agree a fee for Arshavin
Arsenal look set to sign playmaker Andrei Arshavin after agreeing a fee with Zenit St Petersburg.
Personal terms have also been agreed and the 27-year-old is having a medical, BBC Sport understands.
BBC Radio 5 Live's Mike Sewell said: "Zenit want half of his signing on fee. That is now the sticking point."
It earlier looked as though any potential deal for the Russia international was dead as the clubs failed to reach an agreement on a fee.
The player travelled to London on Monday in order to complete the formalities of the move before the transfer deadline, once the clubs had agreed a fee.
However, after being pictured in Hertfordshire, key figures in the deal said that Arshavin had left for an airport and the move was off, amidst suggestions that the two clubs differed in their valuation of the player.
This has now been resolved and the Gunners look set to finalise the deal that would see one of Europe's most sought-after player's move to the Emirates.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has remained confident throughout that he would land his man.
"We are always confident, we try our best, if we can find an agreement, we will do it," he said earlier.
"These kind of stories sometimes develop in the last minute on the final day of the transfer window. It is very difficult to predict."
However, he also suggested that the signing of Arshavin, who became a talisman and central figure for Zenit and his country, at Euro 2008, would not alter his faith in the young team at his disposal.
"There is always a danger that people always want a wonder man, but I do not believe in that.
"I believe we have to keep going, and accept that the expectation level on him would be very high."
It is rumoured that Arshavin will take the number 13 shirt previously held by Alexander Hleb, who was sold to Barcelona last summer.
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