Roman Pavlyuchenko wants to quit the English...
Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish was quoted as saying by English media on Thursday that "I would certainly take Pavlyuchenko, but [I don"t know] whether we could afford him...He is a great player."
Tottenham are said to have turned down a Birmingham offer of 8 million pounds ($12.8 million) for the Russian, who signed for the club from Spartak Moscow for $28 million in August 2008. However, he has yet to start a game in the league this season after losing his place in the team. Despite this, Tottenham are said to be demanding a similar sum for the 28-year-old international
"Did Tottenham really turn Birmingham down? Anyway, Roman doesn"t want to join that club," the player"s agent told rusfootball.info. "He wants to return to Russia."
"We are waiting for the closure of the transfer window in Europe [at the end of January], which will, I hope, force Spurs to climb down. In any case, we are continuing to talk to the club president," Oleg Artemov said.