Arshavin Once Again Rumored To Leave

January 6th, 2013 | by: nick | Comments(1)

Every transfer winter window, talk of Arshavin leaving the Emirates seems to occupy the gossip columns. Most of the time it is refuted by either Arsene Wenger or by Arshavin himself. In January 2010, there was talk the player would leave early with speculated destinations in Spain, France, and Italy. A year later, rumors pointed to a return to Russia but neither materialized. After a lackluster start to the season and with UEFA Euro 2012 looming, in January 2012 Arshavin made a practical move back to Zenit in order to keep his place in Dick Adovcaat’s Russia squad.

After four years with the club, Arshavin only had two decent seasons with consistent appearances and goal scoring. This year there seems to be credibility that he will leave the Emirates for good. Arsene Wenger came out in early December to declare that the player has no future at Arsenal and is definitely on his way out. But this begs the question, where will Arshavin’s next destination be?

Here is are the rumored destinations:

Reading FC
The British football press seem to put Reading FC as the most probable destination. Reading would be a nice destination for Arshavin as could have the opportunity to play regularly and become a team leader joining his national teammate Pavel Pogrebnyak. But the latest news seems to indicate that Arshavin is not interested in a move to the struggling Premiership side.

PSV
On paper PSV looks like another strong destination for Arshavin, but because of their squad depth it may become another term on the bench. But on the flip side, Arshavin may flourish under Dick Advocaat much like their days together at Zenit.

S.S. Lazio
Lazio seem to be interested in signing Arshavin but with attacking players like Miroslav Klose, Stefano Mauri, Mauro Zárate, and Antonio Candreva, there may not be any room for another player in that capacity.

Lets see how this will pan out this year.