Tag: Jon Smith

Zenit Saint-Petersburg football team's player Andrey Arshavin attends a press-conference in Saint-Petersburg on September 30, 2013, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League group G match Zenit Saint-Petersburg against Austria Vienna. AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA (Photo credit should read OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images)

The £1.2m gamble that landed Andrei Arshavin at Arsenal

Unearth the thrilling tale behind Andrei Arshavin's last-minute transfer to Arsenal, involving a £1.2m gamble by agent Jon Smith.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Emmanuel Adebayor of Manchester City celebrates in front of the Arsenal fans after scoring during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the City of Manchester Stadium on September 12, 2009 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

What really happened with Arsenal, Manchester City and Adebayor?

Delve into the true story behind Adebayor's controversial move from Arsenal to City, as he announces retirement. We analyse the untold elements.
DORTMUND, GERMANY - DECEMBER 09: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Dortmund with his beats headphones on, before the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and SV Werder Bremen at Signal Iduna Park on December 9, 2017 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images )

Deadline day ‘focuses the mind’ explains super-agent as Aubameyang to Arsenal hangs in balance

Arsenal fans are beginning to panic over their club taking too long to secure Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's signature but really there's no need to be worried - and here's why.
Zenit Saint-Petersburg football team's player Andrey Arshavin attends a press-conference in Saint-Petersburg on September 30, 2013, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League group G match Zenit Saint-Petersburg against Austria Vienna. AFP PHOTO / OLGA MALTSEVA (Photo credit should read OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images)

Arsene Wenger pushed to pay more and agent paid £1.2m himself to seal Arshavin...

Football agent Jon Smith has revealed how he agreed to pay £1.2m himself, just to get the Andrei Arshavin transfer over the line before the deadline in 2009.