Real Madrid swoop for Arsenal star

By Gregg Davies
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that, although the Gunners eventually landed key target Andrei Arshavin during the winter transfer window, they lost one of their most prized assets... their groundsman.

Paul Burgess, an award-winning groundsman at the Emirates Stadium, who has also maintained the club's training pitches at London Colney and at previous ground Highbury, has been allowed to leave the Gunners for Real Madrid, to help improve the La Liga side's playing surface at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

“That was the most amazing transfer during the window,” said Wenger.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.