Arshavin linked with Arsenal and Juventus

St Petersburg and Russian international Andrei Arshavin is linked with Arsenal and Juventus for a fee of around £20m.

Arshavin, one of the big stars of Euro 2008 impressed in the recent tournament which led to rival Tottenham Hotspur's interest in the forward but the two clubs couldn't agree on the transfer amount.

Apparently St Petersburg are demanding the whol transfer fee in one amount, whereas this fee is commonly negotiated on the amount of appearances across the contract period and in multiple installments for cashflow reasons.