Earlier, media reported that a host of European sides, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Juventus, Napoli and Monaco, were interested in the 22-year-old footballer.

"I think Golovin and [Fedor] Smolov are the leaders of the Russian team. I don't know which teams are interested in Golovin, but if he plays well [at the World Cup], he will have every opportunity to go anywhere... I saw him in matches against [London club] Arsenal, and he played very well. I think now he can go anywhere," Arshavin said.

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Golovin, who has been capped 19 times for Russia since his senior debut in 2015, including three matches at UEFA Euro 2016, was named in the national team's final 23-man squad for the World Cup.

The 2018 World Cup kicks off on Thursday, with hosts Russia set to face Saudi Arabia in the opening match at the 81,000-seater Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, before taking on Egypt and Uruguay who have also been drawn in Group A.