Zenit not Pav-ing way for Roman bid

Zenit not Pav-ing way for Roman bid

Published Feb. 1, 2010 4:10 a.m. ET

Harry Redknapp has admitted he is ready to allow the unsettled Russia international to leave White Hart Lane having signed Eidur Gudjohnsen on loan from Monaco. Birmingham failed with an earlier bid for the striker and Alex McLeish hinted at the weekend after the 1-1 draw with Spurs that his interest was over. Zenit were keen to land Pavlyuchenko earlier in January but saw their attempts to secure his services on loan rebuffed by the White Hart Lane club. And director of football Igor Korneev insists they have no plans to resurrect their interest in the former Spartak Moscow man, who could still head back to his former club. Korneev told Sovetsky Sport: "The situation with Pavlyuchenko is clear - we are no longer interested in the player." Redknapp said: "If it is the right deal for the club I am happy for him to go. "He has been wanting to move for a while, but if he was to move I think it would be back to Russia."

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