I don't want him.
The lad would exclusively choose us because we are willing to pay him top dollar. He sees us as a kind of last resort, the plan B. The big fellow would have to condescend to us. No, thank you, that's a swerve for me. Also, I don't really rate him as a player either. I couldn't see anything in his game that would:
1. Warrant a ~25 million pound price, not even close, not to mention that he has one year left on his current deal.
2. Offer us someting we don't already have in our central midfielders.
And Zenit fans have written that he's had a poor season in the Russian league (!!!!).