Russia striker Andrei Arshavin insists he will not play for Zenit St Petersburg next season, renewing speculation that he is after a move to Tottenham.

Arhsavin was on the brink of a move to Spurs in the summer transfer window, but Zenit upped his price and Spurs refused to pay it. Instead, they signed Arshavin's international team-mate Andriy Pavlyuchenko.

Arshavin said in Sort Express: "It all comes down to one thing - for Zenit to set a realistic price. If they do that, I will, of course, leave.

"(If not) I will remain a Zenit player, but only on paper. Next year I don't want to play here and I will not be playing here.

"That is not an ultimatum, rather a natural reaction to what has happened. I always believed we could come to an agreement on good terms and I could leave the team in a proper manner.

"I have conducted myself reasonably, but the longer things go on the less faith I have. It looks like some kind of conflict is unavoidable, although, as God is my witness, I more than anyone don't want that to happen."

Despite winning the UEFA Cup with Zenit last season, and playing in the Champions League with them now, Arshavin is not keen to stay there, saying: "Everyone tells me that I have won things having stayed at Zenit, in particular the Super Cup.

"But this isn't the most important thing. The most important thing is a feeling of inner fulfilment, and I don't feel that at all.

"I also feel that my team-mates are not getting any pleasure out of playing with me by seeing me in this way."