Andrei Arshavin knows just what is expected of any Arsenal player - to help deliver the English Premier League title and European glory.
The Russia international, 27, finally saw his protracted transfer from Zenit St Petersburg confirmed.
With all documentation now fully ratified by the Premier League and Football Association - albeit with some paperwork understood to have arrived when business was supposed to have been formally completed - Arshavin has returned home to await the formality of a work permit before returning to London.
While Gunners fans are likely to have to be patient for the debut of the playmaker, given the Russian domestic season finished in November, Arshavin is in no doubt of the expectations which await him.
"Arsenal's aim is to win the Premier League title and be European champions," Arshavin told Russian news channel Vesti.
"That is always the target for this club, so everybody knows that."
Arshavin added: "The FA had to approve the deal. Everyone was waiting for their decision, and once that decision was taken and my transfer was registered with the FA, I became an Arsenal player.
"I have already had a training session, and I am pleased with how I have been welcomed. Everyone has been very hospitable."
The deal to bring Arshavin to Emirates Stadium on a four-and-a-half-year contract is understood to be for an initial £12million, with some £3m defendant on add-on clauses.
Although Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was clearly delighted to have finally landed his man, Arshavin turned out to be the club's only signing of the transfer window.
While Wenger continues to have great faith in his young side, Arsenal are currently outside the top four of the Premier League, five points behind Aston Villa.
The Gunners travel to White Hart Lane on Sunday for the north London derby against big-spending Tottenham, a match which is likely to come too soon for Arshavin.
The difference in approach to the transfer window of the rival managers has not been lost on supporters.
Nevertheless, Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis maintains Wenger's vision continues to represent sound judgment.
"It is vital that Arsenal are successful this year, but it is equally vital that Arsenal are successful next season and the season after that," Gazidis said in an interview for the Arsenal matchday program.
"When you have an outstanding group of young players, as we have, that is always going to be a delicate balancing act.
"I think sometimes the sheer quality of our young players is underestimated.
"Of course we still need to develop consistency, and that is natural with any young team - but our players are learning and improving from week to week.
"Marrying all these things is a delicate task, but Arsene Wenger does a masterful job in managing the process, giving young players opportunities to compete at the highest level and mentoring their development.
"I believe that his Arsenal teams have played, and will continue to play, some of the most attractive and entertaining football anywhere in the world."
The severe weather which hit London earlier this week not only crippled the capital's transport networks, which meant some staff were unable to travel to the Premier League's offices on transfer deadline day, but it also caused the postponement of the FA Cup fourth-round replay against Cardiff at Emirates Stadium.
Burnley await the winners of that tie following their victory over West Brom.
However, should Arsenal progress from the re-arranged game on Monday February 16, then they face something of a fixture pile-up.
The FA have confirmed Burnley - who knocked the Gunners out of the Carling Cup this season - would travel to Emirates Stadium on the weekend of March 7/8, leaving Arsenal potentially a tie behind and forced to play catch-up.
Arsenal are away to Roma in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League clash on March 11 and have limited space to squeeze in another game ahead of the international break for the World Cup qualifiers.
Given there could even be a possible FA Cup quarter-final replay to schedule as well, Wenger may soon have to make a hard decision over which competition to prioritize.
