Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is on the verge of joining Tottenham Hotspur according to quotes attributed to the player himself last night.

Pavlyuchenko, who has been left out of Spartak Moscow's squad for their Champions League qualifier tonight, claims he will be arriving in north London shortly.

"I can confirm I'm joining Spurs. Right now I'm getting my visa and as soon as it is ready I will fly to England to sign a contract," he said.



"Everything has happened very quickly so I could not even say goodbye to my team-mates. I could not decide if I wanted to go to England at first - first yes, then no," added Pavlyuchenko.

"The only thing that stopped me from leaving was my family. But now all doubts are behind me and I decided to sign a contract with Tottenham and the formalities are practically settled."

Spartak's general manager Valery Karpin told Soviet Sport that a deal is as good as done with Spurs. "There is a concrete sum which Tottenham proposed and we have agreed the amount," he told the Russian newspaper.

"If Roman will agree a contract then we are ready to let go him go. If Roman begins to play in England, this will be good both for him and for the team."

Nothing has been officially confirmed by Spurs as of yet but it appears as though Pavlyuchenko is definitely on his way.

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