When Putin got involved in a football transfer #putin #arshavin #arsenewenger #arsenal #rusia

What if the number one person in Russia, Vladimir Putin, got involved in a football player transfer?

This happened in 2009, when Arsenal successfully acquired the talented Russian player, Andrey Arshavin.

According to the book 'THE DEAL' by Jon Smith, a football agent.

Arsenal initially offered £7.5 million to Zenit St Petersburg for Andrey Arshavin.

However, Vladimir Putin considered this amount too small, and used his connections to the main sponsor of Zenit, to stall the transfer process.

Arsenal had no choice, but to comply with Putin's wishes, eventually raising their offer to £15 million, and Arshavin officially joined Arsenal.

#vladimirputin #putin #arshavin #arsenewenger #wenger #arsenal #rusia