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Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko not leaving, says agent
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko will not
be leaving White Hart Lane this summer, according to the player's agent.
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Happy families: Roman Pavlyuchenko is friends
again with Harry Redknapp Photo: AFP
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Reports suggested the Russian was on his way out after throwing
a strop and marching down the tunnel, instead of joining his team-mates
on the bench, after being substituted by manager Harry Redknapp during
their game against Manchester City on Saturday.
Immediately after the match, Redknapp admitted his disappointment at Pavlyuchenko's
reaction, saying the 27-year-old had let the players and the fans down.
"I don't like that," said the Spurs manager, who applauded sarcastically
when Pavlyuchenko made his exit. "It's not something I like. You're
looking to scrap away.
"The fans are here and paying their money to watch and I think when
a player runs down the tunnel without sitting down and watching and getting
behind the team, I think that is disrespectful to his team-mates."
All the signs pointed towards a swift sale, especially as Pavlyuchenko,
27, has hardly set the world alight since joining Spurs from Spartak Moscow,
scoring just five goals in 27 appearances.
However, Pavlyuchenko has since held clear-the-air talks with Redknapp
about his behaviour, and said: "I publicly apologised for what I
did and explained that I walked to the dressing room, not because I was
angry with being substituted, but for being ashamed for my own performance.
"Still, I needed that meeting to make sure there were no misunderstandings
left between me and my manager. We had a very good chat. Redknapp told
me he understands that in such a long season as I'm going through now,
slumps are inevitable."
Pavlyuchenko has not had a break from football since the start of last
year due to Russia's involvement in the European Championships and his
agent, Oleg Artemov, believes Spurs fans will see a revitalised player
next season.
Artemov said: "After meeting Redknapp, I'm sure Tottenham is still
interested in Pavlyuchenko. That gives me a great hope that next season
he will show his talent."
Telegraph.co.uk,
21 May 2009
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