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Pavlyuchenko ... wants out /
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ALEX McLEISH snatched a point off Spurs - but the Londoners
had the last laugh by rejecting a bid for Roman Pavlyuchenko.
The Birmingham boss saw his side grab a draw with Tottenham after Liam
Ridgewell's last-gasp equaliser.
The Blues have been battling to sign striker Pavlyuchenko, who is desperate
to leave White Hart Lane.
But after Tottenham rejected a ?10million bid, McLeish today admitted
giving up the ghost.
He said: "It looks like the deal is dead in the water for Pavlyuchenko.
"It looks like we are not going to get the trophy signing we thought
we might. But I think we have offered enough.
"We may now try and get a trophy signing on loan with a view to a
permanent deal in the summer. We are in a position where we don't need
to break the bank with Carson Yeung's money."
Harry Redknapp has revealed the club's deal for Portsmouth stopped Asmir
Begovic has hit a snag.
The Spurs boss admitted: "There is a big problem in terms of the
goalkeeper and I think Stoke are in there. I think he has changed his
mind.
"Maybe Stoke have offered him the chance to be the number one there.
It looks like he has done an about turn."
thesun.co.uk,
30 January 2010
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