Zenit St Petersburg have refuted suggestions that they will lower their asking price for Andrei Arshavin.
Russian ace will not be allowed to leave on the cheap
Zenit St Petersburg have refuted suggestions that they are willing to lower their asking price for Andrei Arshavin.
The Russia international has been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham of late, although the Premier League side are reluctant to meet the players' valuation.
That had led to reports that Zenit would be prepared to slash the £24million price tag down to £19million.
However, Spurs' hopes that they would be able to save £5million on the talented playmaker appear to have been dashed, with a spokesman for the Uefa Cup holders branding these rumours 'untrue'.
The club's sporting director Konstantin Sarsaniya also strongly denied the suggestions, saying: "The situation has not changed. Tottenham offered us £15.8m for Andrei, but that does not work for us. We are waiting for a new proposal."
Spurs have money to spend following the sale of Robbie Keane to Liverpool, but with Giovani dos Santos, Luka Modric and David Bentley having all been acquired over the summer they will not be prepared to break the bank for another creative influence.
