Source: Daily_Mail
Liverpool and Spurs target Pavel Pogrebnyak dismisses talk of January move
EXCLUSIVERussia striker Pavel Pogrebnyak has postponed a move to England until the summer after being talked into helping Stuttgart's relegation fight. [LNB]Blackburn, Tottenham and Liverpool had all watched the 6ft 2in target man with a view to a January move, but a change in management at Stuttgart has softened his desire to leave. [LNB] Eyes on the prize: Pogrebnyak (centre) wants to help Stuttgart avoid relegation [LNB]The 27-year-old scored three goals in as many games after being restored to the starting line-up by new boss Bruno Labbadia before the winter break and is seen as being key to lifting his side from next to bottom in the Bundesliga - having finished sixth last season. [LNB]Pogrebnyak's agent Oleg Artemov believes the former Zenit St Petersburg man is ideally suited to the English game, but said: 'A number of Premier League sides are interested in him. We've received a lot of offers. But Stuttgart don't want to let him leave. [LNB]'He will stay here until the end of the season. In summer we will make a decision about his future. There is no relegation release clause in the contract. When we signed it, I couldn't even imagine that Stuttgart will fight relegation battle.' [LNB] No move: the Russia international is set to snub Spurs and Liverpool [LNB]Reports in Russia this winter have also liked Everton and Aston Villa with the player as both look to beef up their forward lines. [LNB]Blackburn were thought to be in pole position because of Sam Allardyce's good relationship with Stuttgart sporting director Fredi Bobic, but a change in management at Ewood Park brought uncertainty. [LNB]Former Germany striker Bobic played under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers in 2002. [LNB]Stuttgart paid £3.8million for Pogrebnyak in August 2009 - despite entering the final four months of his Zenit contract - and he has scored 17 goals in 60 appearances for the south German side.[LNB] Blackburn, Tottenham and Liverpool keep tabs on Russia ace PogrebnyakBlackburn, Liverpool and Spurs in race to sign Stuttgart star PogrebnyakBlackpool 2 Liverpool 1: King Kenny is all at sea after DJ Campell sinks RedsLIVERPOOL FC
