Zenit St Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat admits he's waiting for Andrei Arshavin to make a decision over his future.

According to reports in the Russian press, Arshavin is set to travel to London in the coming days to hold talks with Premier League duo Arsenal and Chelsea.

And Advocaat has given his star player permission to miss upcoming games in order to sort out his future.

"Andrei won't play until things are all cleared up," Advocaat told Russian reporters. "It's a joint decision. Better put, I told him he shouldn't play and he agreed."