French tactician Wenger refused to say whether or not Arshavin could be an Arsenal player earlier last week, but replied with a cheeky smile - typical of the coy Alsatian.

• 丹尼斯.；拉切特说：“温格对安德列青睐有加，其实去年夏天就想把他签下。这桩转会应该都为足坛各界所欢迎，不过我们还要稍等几天才最后确认这笔交易。”