Andrei Arshavin due in London to start talks over Tottenham move
Russian star Andrei Arshavin will arrive in London in the next couple of days for talks on a £19million transfer from Zenit St Petersburg to .
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy wants to move quickly to appease fans dismayed by the departure of Robbie Keane to Liverpool and the imminent exit of Dimitar Berbatov.
Winger David Bentley is expected to complete his £13m move from Blackburn by the weekend and Arshavin could be set to follow.
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It's good to talk: Negotiations between Spurs and Arshavin are about to start
Attacking midfielder Arshavin's favoured club, Barcelona, pulled out after being unwilling to meet the original £24m asking price.
But Spurs believe they now have an agreement in place at £19m and only need to finalise personal terms and secure a work permit for the 27-year-old.
He would join Luka Modric, who cost £16.8m from Dinamo Zagreb, Giovanni dos Santos - £4.8m from Barcelona - and £7.8m PSV Eindhoven capture Heurelho Gomes as the club's new summer recruits.
Modric is ready to show he can survive in the Premier League after impressing for Croatia at Euro 2008.
He said: 'I think I have the qualities to fulfil the requirements of the strongest league in the world.
'I played in Bosnia when I was only 18 years old and the game there is very rough. The referees don't spare you so it helped me a lot. There will be more surprises waiting for me in England and I want to be ready for them.'
