Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko...

Pavlyuchenko has only started one match for Tottenham this season, a Carling Cup tie against Doncaster Rovers, and has frequently failed to even make the bench. The unsettled international has been linked with a number of clubs, including Spartak Moscow - who sold him to Tottenham in August 2008 for $28 million.

As Russians gear up for the year"s biggest holiday - New Year"s Eve - Pavlyuchenko told Sport Express that he had one wish - "to sign a contract with a new club, preferably Russian."

"Have you heard that latest London joke? Harry Redknapp put Roman Pavlyuchenko in the starting line up. Alas, it would be funny if it wasn"t so sad," he said.

"I get the impression that our trainer is having a laugh at my expense. Maybe it"s true, like some people have said, that he is getting revenge for England"s defeat to Russia two years ago."

"Before our cup game against Manchester United, Rednapp told me I would have the chance to make a mark in front of 75,000

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