West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Odemwingie believes Andrey Arshavin will not be leaving Arsenal.

Arshavin has been linked with former club Zenit St Petersburg with the Russian market still open.

"In the latest fixture Arshavin made a brilliant assist. He can create a goal for his team in a matter of minutes. I can see that he is struggling to get into the first team, but his situation is different to that of Bilyaletdinov or Pavlyuchenko," Odemwingie told Sovetsky Sport.

"Even though he doesn't play in every match, you can tell that the coach still values him and they don't want to let him go. I think that eventually Arshavin will make the decision to return to Russia, but it won't be any time soon."