The pride of Russia, Andrei Arshavin, has just admitted that he still desires a move to Barcelona despite all the recent speculation surrounding a possible move to the Premiere League. After shining brighty during the European Championships, the Russian wonder kid admitted that a transfer to the Nou Camp "would be a dream come true," immediately putting Barca at the front of clubs hoping to snag the hot commodity. But it would seem that the players own desires have been tossed aside by the desires of his club, Zenit St. Petersburg.

He was quick to admit that he is unsure if Barca still want him, and that Hleb might make things more difficult for him and the club due to the money. However, he hopes that his desire to move to a bigger league and pursue a higher level of play will override the greediness of his squad.

The Catalans initially offered roughly 15 mil euros for the lad, only to be rejected quickly by the Russian squad as they have placed a value of 30 mil euros on Arshavin. Arshavin knows that his club is asking for too much money, and that it may be impossible to leave Zenit for Barcelona unless his club backs down and realizes the ridiculousness of asking 30 million for a player who shines for merely two games.

Yes he is a stellar player and has shown great talent and potential, but anything above 15 million is a waste in my book. I would love to see the Russian in the blaugrana, but with the purchase of Hleb, I don't see where Arshavin fits in. Arshavin is much like Bojan. Fast, hungry for goals, and passionate about the club, and I do not see why this purchase would be necessary. For the price that Zenit is demanding, I say pass and save your money.

Arshavin said "I hope that they call me, and that they sign me." Unless the price goes down, I hope that we do not.

But.... the more I read about this kid's personality and love for Barcelona, the more I want him to play for us.  He seems like a normal guy who just LOVES Barcelona, just like you and me.  I find myself rooting for him to come to the club and fulfill his childhood dream.  He has taken pictures for sport.es while holding the Barca jersey, and has admitted that he will NOT play for rival Real Madrid.  'At a boy!