Zenit St Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat has confirmed that Andrei Arshavin's transfer to Arsenal is almost complete, reports the Daily Mail. The Gunners opening bid may have been as low as £8million, but Sportsmail understands they are prepared to go as high as £15m.

"Negotiations with Arsenal continue and the chances are very high that Arshavin will soon play in the English Premier League," said Dutchman Advocaat.

Unless there is a last minute hitch, it is expected he will fly from Dubai to London later this week to join up with his new team-mates.