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Andrei Arshavin Told He Will Not Be Able To 'Buy Out' His Zenit Contract

As Andrei Arshavin continues to seek an exit route from Zenit St Petersburg to Arsenal, one potential avenue of departure has been closed to him.

The player could, under FIFA rules, buy out the rest of his contract and be free to walk away from the Russian outfit. Player's can use FIFA's Article 17 to walk away from their contracts after what is termed a 'protected period', usually set at three years, as long as they pay acceptable compensation to their club.

Arshavin will be eligible to buy out his contract in November, and walk away from Zenit 'on the cheap'. However, the Russian outfit's general director Maxim Mitrofanov has added to the war of words that is rapidly developing between him and the player, by claiming that there is a 'gentleman's agreement' in place amongst big clubs that would prevent Arshavin adopting such a course of action. It also contravenes FIFA rules.

'Yes, according to the laws of FIFA, at the end of the so-called ‘protected period’, the player has the right to unilaterally suspend the agreement by paying compensation to the club," Mitrofanov told Russian newspaper Sovetski Sport.

"But there is a nuance. The leading clubs in Europe, in order to protect themselves from such cases, agreed not to take on players who left the previous place of work using this rule. Formally, this agreement has not been laid down, but it exists.

"If Arshavin breaks the contract, he cannot be accommodated at a top club, to which he says he is seeking a move. So it is unprofitable for him."

Only one player is known to have used the loophole - Andy Webster moving from Heart of Midlothian to Wigan Athletic in 2006 - although Ronaldinho was rumoured to be considering a similar move when weighing up a move to Chelsea from Barcelona recently.

It was reported in the summer that there was some kind of agreement in place that would prevent Ronaldinho’s move to England, and Mitrofanov has provided confirmation of it.

Quite how this statement will impinge on the progress of the potential transfer of Arshavin remains to be seen.

Zack Wilson, Goal.com


-dah jadi cam ronaldo saga plak..

stats

Originally posted by koben19 at 29-1-2009 11:32 AM


jgn main2 sama ini tim hokkay...

da laa mr bean..korang bleh laa ansur2 konsentrate untuk musim depan..

jgn konar2 ke tim top 3 tuh...

tak kisahlaa sapa no 4 tuh..kalo tak ASnel..ASton vilaa pon blehh...janjii ASSS

philipinoe2

kalu arsabin masok sengal KOMPOM da bley menang 5-0 game pg td...

edmundo

Arsabin leh campak dlm dust bin jer...

cak!

jgn cmpak kat dasbin..baik campak kat mansiti

Don Henley

huhuhuhu...camno nk kejo deme2 kt atas nun ni...huhuhu....

Don Henley

Originally posted by stats at 29-1-2009 12:52 PM


da laa mr bean..korang bleh laa ansur2 konsentrate untuk musim depan..jgn konar2 ke tim top 3 tuh...tak kisahlaa sapa no 4 tuh..kalo tak ASnel..ASton vilaa pon blehh...janjii ASSS

bak kata mr arsene...KONPOM ka top 3 tuh...

Don Henley

Originally posted by koben19 at 29-1-2009 08:25 AM
seri jek....























janji tak kalah..

ahmad_fazill

Originally posted by cak! at 29-1-2009 06:15 PM
jgn cmpak kat dasbin..baik campak kat mansiti

campak kat getafe lagi baik

neo-painkillerz

ni asabin punyo pasal la ni.....
1-2 minggu asik ngadap dia jer............
kan dah terseriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

anakomar

kan aku dah bgtau, jangan seri:@

epitome

Originally posted by sha02 at 29-1-2009 07:53 AM
Arsenal Steal Late Point From Everton Tie

The following ingredients are essential if you want to create a recipe for either a title challenge; or a Champions League place: luck; a winning ment ...

haku x tgk la camner..
tapi haku raser arsene wanker mesti hepi giler dapat late goal tu.. 1 mata berharga tu

adbrutals

Originally posted by Don Henley at 29-1-2009 06:43 PM

bang jgn lahh angin satu badan bang...
wa pon nak angin gakk nihh...

bang...byk simpan stok avatar tuhh...

swantiger

esok da dateline transfer window... sorg pon xde yg masuk

cak!

esok ke..:eek:

mansiti pon xdpt player wol klass lagik

edmundo

Hmm.....klu cmtu, ambik amri yahyah je lah...

Dia tgh top form tu, fitness pun mantap beb..

katana83

aku stuju.. kita kasik dia no 14 ....     walcoot tukar no lain

Legolas7

Originally posted by swantiger at 30-1-2009 11:27 AM
esok da dateline transfer window... sorg pon xde yg masuk

hari isnin 2nd feb las smpai kul 5 ptg waktu engelang psl sabtu ngan ahad holliday so dia panjang kn smpai 2nd feb.....

[ Last edited by  Legolas7 at 30-1-2009 07:32 PM ]

Legolas7

nex 7 epl matches ;-

Arsenal aka tim boboi kachakK          Aston villa aka the villains(penjahat)

West chicken Ham(H)                         Wigang(H)

tottenham spuds(A)                             Blackburn land rovers(A)

Sunderland(H)                                     Chelsick(H)

fulhem(H)                                            buat stoke gelak(H)

wild2 west brom(A)                             Man citeh(A)

Blackburn land rovers(H)                     Manu babloo utd(A)

Kota Bharu aka newscastle(A)             Everton(H)

Legolas7

www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1766_4872055,00.html

Nasri:Gunners will bounce back



Nevertheless, nobody in Arsene Wenger's squad is giving up their ambitions for the remainder of the campaign just yet.

Nasri declared: "The criticismhas been very hard, but we know that we have got the quality and thetogetherness here, and we'll see at the end of the season whetherArsenal will come through it.

"We made some mistakes and have not picked up as many points as we would have liked.

"There is a gap, we know that,but if we go on a run, we can make up the ground, we are sure of that,"Nasri told Arsenal TV Online.

"In the title race, some winsare not impressive, but we are winning without leaking goals and if wekeep that up, we will be back in the title race before very long."

French international Nasri,signed for