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Andrei Arshavin, a target of English Premier League side Arsenal [Images], is in London [Images] on Monday with Sky Sports News showing pictures of the Russian forward at a snow-bound hotel north of the city.

With the transfer window set to shut at 1700 GMT, the Zenit St Petersburg [Images] player was reported to have flown in by private jet to circumvent any possible flight cancellations caused by the heaviest snow in southern England [Images] for almost 20 years.

Zenit, Arsenal and Arshavin's representatives have been trying to thrash out a deal for weeks, with Zenit claiming a 15 million pound ($21.46 million) fee had been agreed but that progress was stalled by the player's intransigence over his financial demands.

Should the details be ironed out, the 27-year-old Arshavin is in place to complete his medical and sign by the deadline.