The Spoiler

Yuri Zhirkov prefers Barca to Chelsea, Arsenal target €4m Dutch sensation


Ronaldo isn’t the only one on the move…

Yuri Zhirkov gets a nice greeting from Sergio Ramos

Yuri Zhirkov to Barcelona
Not so long ago, it looked as if Chelsea had sealed the deal on the ‘Russian Ronaldinho’, but quotes in this morning’s Sport suggests the 25-year-old would prefer Spain:

“I would prefer to play with Barça, although that does not mean that I will automatically discard Chelsea.”

The Spoiler truth-o-meter: The blues shouldn’t be too disheartened - Andrei Arshavin banged on about his love of Barcelona (and regularly wore their merchandise) but still came to the Premiership in the end.

Luc Castaignos to Arsenal
Feyenoord’s promising forward is just 16-years-old, but that hasn’t stopped Professor Wenger taking a distinct interest in his progress.

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Posted: June 11th, 2009 by Ryan Bailey