Arshavin still dreaming of Barcelona move

ARSENAL star Andrey Arshavin has admitted that he continues to dream of playing for Barcelona, saying that to do so for just one season “would be the pinnacle of my career’’.

The Russia international playmaker came close to joining the Catalan giants from Zenit St Petersburg in July 2008, before moving to Emirates Stadium the following January.

Arshavin limped out of the first leg of Arsenal’s 6-3 aggregate defeat by Barca in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the end of March after suffering a calf injury from which he is still to recover.

He believes the opportunity to join Pep Guardiola’s defending European champions would be too good to turn down, even though they wrecked the Gunners’ dreams of continental glory.

“Even playing just one season for Barcelona would make a pinnacle of my whole career,” Arshavin said.

“Barça are the best team in the world and I enjoy their style of play so much. But after watching them against Arsenal the enjoyment has quickly turned into sorrow.

“They are so much better than anybody else at the moment.”