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Zenit St Petersburg are reportedly ready to offer
Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin a lucrative offer to return home to
Russia, less than six months after arriving in
England.
The Russian international joined the Emirates Stadium outfit at
the beginning of February for £15 million, and enjoyed an explosive
start to his Premier League career, netting six league goals in 12
appearances, including four against Liverpool at Anfield.
However, the diminutive playmaker has recently revealed his
shock and horror at the hefty amount of tax being deducted from his
salary.
And the news is thought to have prompted the 28-year-old's
former club - who are backed by the largest oil and gas company in
the world - to plot a big-money move to lure Arshavin back to his
homeland.
Zenit are currently languishing in sixth place in the Russian
Premier League, losing three of their last five matches.
"The bosses of the St Petersburg club intend to make Andrey a very
thoroughly thought out offer which can motivate him to return
home," said Sport Den Za Dnem, quoting a source.
"He has started his career at Arsenal brilliantly but that is
not an obstacle for negotiations - on the contrary money is a good
reason to begin them. Zenit need reinforcements."
Zenit St Petersburg have refused to comment on the
speculation.
