Barcelona have made a formal offer for Andrei Arshavin according to his club, Zenit St Petersburg.

The 27-year-old attacking midfielder has been one of the outstanding players at Euro 2008, scoring two goals in Russia's run to the semi-finals.

"Barcelona have made a formal proposal to Zenit for the purchase of Arshavin," Konstantin Sarsaniya, Zenit's sporting director, said. "But we will only talk about this once Andrei returns to Zenit."

Arshavin has been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal, but says it is his dream is to play in Spain.

Dennis Lachter, Arshavin's agent, has confirmed Barcelona's interest.

""The transfer should be around €25million," he said. "It's time for him to look for new challenges, and this is a great opportunity for him.

"Everything depends on how interested Barcelona are and how much the player wants to play there.

"There are not that many clubs in the world that can match his pay at the moment, but the main reasons for leaving will be sporting ones."

Ahead of tonight's semi-final, the Spanish are fully aware of Russia's quality quality, particularly since the return from suspension of Arshavin.

“Arshavin is one of the best players around, no question,” Sergio Ramos said. “If we let him play, he could do some real damage to us. Again we must stand together and make sure we defend in a way that stops him making an impact.”