Arshavin's agent says Zenit is holding up sale (Sports Illustrated)
LONDON (AP) -- Zenit St. Petersburg is holding up the sale of Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin to one of Europe's premier clubs by asking for a huge transfer fee to be paid in a single installment, according to his agent.

Transfer rules clarification (TheScore.com)
With the transfer window wide open, here's a brief clarification on the rules pertaining to a players contract when he moves to a new club.  We spoke with agent Barry MacLean, and TFC's Carl Robinson on the topic, and here is what we were told: Basically it's all very murky! As with most financial dealings in professional sports, there is lots that goes on behind closed doors, realities ...

Zenit trying to inflate Arshavin fee, says agent (Morning Star)
ZENIT ST PETERSBURG are using the media to push up the transfer fee for Andrei Arshavin, his agent revealed on Wednesday.. Reports surfaced on Tuesday suggesting that Arsenal were nearing a deal for the player.

Agent Urges Arshavin Price Drop (Soccer365)
Andrei Arshavin's agent insists Zenit St Petersburg must lower their asking price if the Russian ace is to join Arsenal in the January transfer window.

Agent urges Zenit to drop price (The Electric New Paper)
ZENIT St Petersburg will have to lower their inflated demands for star midfielder Andrei Arshavin if they are to strike a deal with Arsenal during the transfer window.

Defoe's £15m Tottenham transfer in doubt? (ESPN Soccernet.com)
Jermain Defoe's return to Tottenham Hotspur has yet to be finalised and reports suggest that not only has a fee yet to agreed with Portsmouth but the deal could also come under close scrutiny for a possible breach of transfer rules.

Inter Milan chief Branca set for marathon transfer talks with Hidalgo (tribalfootball.com)
Inter Milan chief Marco Branca is ready for crunch transfer talks today with Argentine agent Fernando Hidalgo. read more

Moggi jailed over transfer corruption (RTÉ News)
Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty in the Gea World transfer corruption trial on Thursday.

City To Bid For Trezeguet - Agent (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
David Trezeguet's agent claims Man City are ready to make an offer for the Juventus striker.

City eyeing Juve star Trez - Agent (TeamTalk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Manchester City are ready to make an offer of "more than 20million euros" for Juventus striker David Trezeguet, according to his agent.Trezeguet, 31, is out of action until the start of next month with a knee injury sustained in September.