Zenit rules out move for Spurs striker

Zenit have long been linked with a move for the Russian and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has admitted he is ready to allow Pavlyuchenko to leave.

Spurs turned down Zenit’s attempts to sign Pavlyuchenko on a loan move earlier in the January transfer window.

Zenit director of football Igor Korneev told Sovetsky Sport: “The situation with Pavlyuchenko is clear – we are no longer interested in the player.”