Agent: Zenit 'seeking high price for Arshavin'

Zenit St Petersburg are determined to inflate the price tag Arsenal must meet for wantaway star midfielder Andrei Arshavin, according to his agent.

The Russians yesterday suggested a £20m deal for the 27-year-old playmaker, who shot to prominence during Euro 2008, was set to be concluded for their prized asset – with both the Gunners and Italian club Juventus understood to be leading the chase.