Russian forward Roman Pavlyuchenko’s agent will fly out to Rome tomorrow to negotiate a deal with representatives of A.S. Roma in an attempt to seal a January move for the out of favour Tottenham Hotspur forward.
Pavlyuchenko has become disillusioned with his lack of playing time at White Hart Lane, with the ex-Spartak Moscow forward behind Robbie Keane, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch in the pecking order.
The Russian has been limited to infrequent substitute and Carling Cup appearances.
A.S. Roma’s interest has been long-standing, but it was expected that Zenit Saint Petersburg were to be the most likely escape route for Pavlyuchenko, given the Rome clubs financial insecurity.
It would appear, however, that a deal is possible to take Pavlyuchenko to Italy, even if Spurs manager Harry Redknapp insists he won’t allow his forward to leave cheaply.
Should tomorrows talks fail to yield a positive outcome, A.S. Roma will switch their attention to out of favour Bayern München forward Luca Toni, or long-term target Sergio Pellissier, of Chievo.
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