Transitional lot in a state of transition

With Manchester City emulating the full-cheat-mode within Football Manager, it looks as though they may be a season or two away from breaking into the Top Four Ltd.

But alas, one team will be shipped out of the upper echelons when the inevitable happens.

That team could be the Woolwich Wanderer's FC (aka. Arsenal FC), with their decline commencing with the possible departure of Andrey Arshavin.

Marca have let the bomb go by announcing that the current Champions League holders, Barcelona FC, are very much interested in Russian.

This news will be a blessing to the ears of his long-term girlfriend and mother of his child as the poor blighter just can't settle in "boring London" with its "boring food".

The Spanish paper has quoted Arshavin saying that he'll be off in a flash if and when Barca come knocking.

If he goes, how long do you think Fabregas will hang around for?

How long can Arsenal's transitional squad remain in a state of transition?