By Nick Lander
Both Andrei Arshavin and James Shea are believed to be nearing moves away from the club.
Shea, who kept a clean sheet in the Arsenal XI game at Stevenage today (Saturday), was in training with Graham Westley's Preston North End last week, as a trial spell with a view to the Reserves goalkeeper joining the Lancashire club on loan. The 21 year old has had two fruitless loan spells in the past, having managed just four senior appearances so far in his career - none for Arsenal. He really needs experience and the Gunners will be desperate that any loan to Preston works out significantly better than Shea's previous spells.
Another player who looks set to move on is Russia captain Andrei Arshavin. His departure has been widely expected since he moved to Zenit St Petersburg on loan in January. They were believed to have been keen on taking him back at the club permanently, but a bitter war of words with the Russian public, after the nation's underwhelming Euro 2012 campaign seems to have ended their interest. West London side Fulham are now understood to be in pole position to sign the diminutive forward, with Arsenal likely to hold out for a fee in the region of £5-10m. Arshavin was left out of Arsenal's Asian tour in order to secure a move away from the club.
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