The Arsenal and Tottenham target has priced him-self out of the market by demanding a whopping £100,00 a week.

The Mirror claims that the 27-year-old forward's excessive wage demands have effectively ruled him out of a move to the Gunners, with Arsene Wenger reluctant to cater for a player he has only seen impress in a handful of games at the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland last month.

As a result of his wonderful performances, in those select few games, the Zenit St Petersburg forward had boosted his price tag to £19m allowing European superpower, Barcelona, the sole bidders and coincidently the player's dream club.

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