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TRANSFER GOSSIP

Arsenal completed the signing of Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin only minutes before the transfer window slammed shut. (Various)

Arshavin has signed a deal worth £70,000 a week, which ties him to the Emirates Stadium until 2012. (Various)

The Gunners have paid £10m for Arshavin, rising by a further £2m based on success-related clauses being met. (Daily Mail)

So keen was Arshavin to complete his move to Arsenal that he hired a private jet to fly him into London on Sunday night. (Various)

Arshavin has taken a £20,00 a week pay cut to join Arsene Wenger's men. (Daily Star)

The sticking point in the deal was a huge loyalty bonus received by Arshavin upon signing for Zenit. It was awarded on the understanding that he would complete his four-year contract but having spent a little over two-and-a-half years in St Petersburg the club's board demanded the difference be returned by the player. (Guardian)

Zenit spent Monday ringing round Premier League clubs - targeting Tottenham in particular - in a bid to find a buyer who would pay more than Arsenal. (Daily Star)

AC Milan are ready to make a £14m bid to sign midfielder David Beckham on a permanent contract when his loan deal at the San Siro comes to an end. (The Sun)

Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher was said to be devastated after his chance of a move to Celtic disappeared when Easter Road chairman Rod Petrie rejected an increased offer of around £2.3m from the SPL champions for the 21-year-old. (Daily Record)

Sunderland striker Michael Chopra's move to Cardiff beat the transfer deadline by one minute. (The Sun)

German side Schalke failed in an attempt to take Rangers winger DaMarcus Beasley to the Bundesliga for free on deadline day. (The Sun)