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City chief Shinawatra to offer Zenit £11m for Tottenham target Arshavin

Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is set to an £11million bid for Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin - after he lifted the UEFA Cup at Eastlands.

The Mirror reports that Thai wants to bring the Russian in quickly to appease unhappy fans and talks have already begun to snap up a player also wanted by Tottenham Hotspur.

City hope to finance the deal by selling defender Richard Dunne and midfielder Stephen Ireland, with Roy Keane's Sunderland leading the chase.

Cup king: Arshavin with the UEFA Cup after lastweek's defeat of Rangers

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