Zenit St Petersburg have rejected a second Barcelona offer for Andrei Arshavin, the Russia forward.

Just hours after Dick Advocaat, the manager, said that he expected the player's future to be resolved by the end of the week, the club have revealed they have rejected a €15 million offer for the player.

"Barcelona refused to improve their original €15m offer for our striker Arshavin," Maxim Mitrofanov, Zenit's general director, said. "We are not holding any talks with any other clubs concerning the transfer of our forward Arshavin."

The Russia forward followed his outstanding performance for Zenit against Rangers in the Uefa Cup final with some dazzling displays for his country as they reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals. Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal have all been linked with the 27-year-old, but the Russian club insist only the Spanish club have made an official approach for the player.

"Arshavin wants to move to Barcelona - he doesn't want to play anywhere else," a club spokesman said. "Barcelona have made an offer but we are still negotiating with them. I don't know when a decision will be made but I think Arshavin will leave the club."

Earlier today, Advocaat said that although he had no idea where his star player would end up but he expected to see a development in the coming days.

"Andrei hopes to play elsewhere in Europe and something will happen this week," Advocaat said. "He is a good player and would do well in any league in Europe but my advice to him is that it's up to him where he goes.

"He has to do what he wants, he is the man who will be playing. It is disappointing that he is leaving but that's the way it goes."