Former teammate: Arshavin doesn’t want a return to Russia yet
Zenit St. Petersburg right-back Aleksandr Anyukov claimed that his former teammate Andrey Arshavin is not interested in a return to Russia at the moment.
The Zenit captain, a good friend of Arshavin’s, discussed the future of the Arsenal midfielder in an interview for the Russian newspaper Sovetsky sport.
«How is Arshavin taking the criticism from fans and the press in England? Are you personally for or against his return?»
«You’d better ask him personally about the criticism. As far as I know, he does not want to come back yet. At least, that’s what he told me.»
«And if the Gunners do decide to let him leave for St. Petersburg, who will get the captain’s armband at Zenit?»
«I don’t know. We’ll see. I never thought I’d be the captain. But I am.»