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Andrey Arshavin admits he would like to return to Zenit St Petersburg to end his career. The Russian international left Zenit for Arsenal in a January transfer worth around £12million, but he admits he wants to eventually return to his former club. “I played for Zenit for a long time and now I want to play abroad [...]

Fans blasted Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin yesterday for demanding an increase in his £80,000-a-week wages – because he thinks he’s paying too much income tax. New signing Arshavin, 27, has found he takes home less cash here that he did in his native Russia, even though his gross salary is far higher. It’s because in Russia he was [...]