Not for the first time, I was wrong
140 guns February 3rd, 2009
The FA’s Director of Communications, Adrian Bevington, has spoken to the Russian media about the Andrei Arshavin deal:
“Yes, it’s true, the transfer is in doubt. There is a chance it will take us 2-3 days. The odds are 50/50. If the transfer is declared invalid, Arshavin will be returned to Zenit. We can’t rule this out. I don’t think that would be a severe ruling: both clubs had a lot of time to complete it during the window.”
Unbelievable. Just unbelievable.
The worst thing about this, almost worse than the potential cancellation of the deal, is the prolonged agony of waiting.
Doubtless this line will soon hit the English press. Should be a whole lot of fun.
Sorry folks. I unwittingly led you up the garden path. The FA have just confirmed to me that these quotes were entirely made up. So we can probably afford to calm down a bit.
The official line from the Premier League, meanwhile, is that there are still several transfers pending approval - of which Arshavin is one.
Sorry for the scare.
UPDATE: Looks good guys. Looks very good.
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