Source: Telegraph
Tottenham Hotspur likely to release Roman Pavlyuchenko and sign Sulley Muntari
Oleg Artemov, Pavlyuchenko's agent, has claimed that he expects to reopen negotiations over the striker's proposed moved to Zenit St Petersburg in Jan. [LNB]Real Madrid were prepared to sign the Russian in the summer window but Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, rejected their approach. [LNB] Related ArticlesDefoe's trial date for speeding chargeHarry Redknapp pleads innocenceSport on televisionPavlyuchenko, who has started one game this season for Spurs and is currently recovering from injury, wants to leave in Jan if he has failed to break into the first team. [LNB]Spurs paid Spartak Moscow £13.8 million for Pavlyuchenko in the summer of 2008 but Artemov claims there is little point in holding further talks with Spurs at present, saying: "Doing that would be useless. We had a conversation with Harry Redknapp in August. We'll talk more, later, closer to the winter transfer window."[LNB] Zenit remain keen and Artemov added: "Pavlyuchenko does not intend to sit on the bench. We are aware of Zenit's interest. They wanted to sign Roman in summer. I think we'll come back to negotiations about this possibility in the winter. [LNB]"Maybe we'll change the country. There are several clubs, in which Roman is interested."[LNB]Pavlyuchenko is in Moscow with the Russia squad to face Germany and he has already been warned his lack of match practice may mean he is left out for the crunch World Cup qualifier. [LNB]But one man Redknapp is interested in is Sulley Muntari, who the manager signed for Portsmouth. The Ghana international, who left Fratton Park to join Inter Milan, could be allowed to leave San Siro by José Mourinho and it is understand moves are in place top open talks in the new year.[LNB]EmailPrint .at15t_email {display:none !important;}Share|tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/6271460/Tottenham-Hotspur-likely-to-release-Roman-Pavlyuchenko-and-sign-Sulley-Muntari.html';tweetmeme_style = 'compact';tweetmeme_source = 'TelegraphNews';Email|Printhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/6271460/Tottenham-Hotspur-likely-to-release-Roman-Pavlyuchenko-and-sign-Sulley-Muntari.htmlTelegraphNews Tottenham
