President of Fluminense Mario Bittencourt said that Zenit from St. Petersburg, interested in the winger of the Brazilian team Jean Ariasagreed to swap midfielder Claude against the Colombian footballer, but the player himself refused to move to Russia.
According to Bittencourt, the Blaugrana were willing to loan Claudinho for a year, in turn signing Arias, who they intended to buy later.
Previously in Media Reports emerged that Zenit offered Fluminense 12 million euros for the transfer of Arias.
