Andrey Arshavin has rejected a one-year loan deal with Russian club Dinamo Moscow on the final day of the transfer period as he opted to stay in Arsenal where he would hustle for a shirt in the team A.
The loan move was made by Arsenal proposing to give the player to the Russian club on loan for one year but Arshavin turned down the offer instead.
Confirming the news of the Russian international who is 31 was the Manager of the Russian club Dan Petrescu who said he wanted to have Arshavin join saying: “I wanted him to join the Dinamo Moscow team but he rejected the offer.
The Russia captain lost his place in the Arsenal side last season, leading to a loan move to his former club Zenit St Petersburg. He returned to London in July to find his chances limited, and has made only a brief substitute appearance against Sunderland so far this season.
He had been linked with a move back to Russia all summer, with Zenit and CSKA Moscow having also expressed interest. And with Russia’s transfer window closing on Thursday at 9pm a last-minute deal may still be on the cards.
However, it appears Zenit have dropped out of the race with their general director Maxim Mitrofanov revealing their top targets lie elsewhere.