Source: Daily_Mail
Why won't Harry sell me when I never play for Spurs, asks Pavlyuchenko
Roman Pavlyuchenko has pleaded with Harry Redknapp to stop making fun of him before he becomes a forgotten man.[LNB]The Tottenham Hotspur striker is baffled that his boss refused an offer from Lokomotiv Moscow, despite hardly calling on the 28-year-old this season.[LNB]Pavlyuchenko is heartened by support from the White Hart Lane faithful, but believes he has no future at the club who paid £13.8million for him after Euro 2008.[LNB] Scoring return: Pavlyuchenko (left) scores against Leeds but has not played since[LNB]Lokomotiv Moscow claim Spurs chiefs were happy to sell them Pavlyuchenko this week, only for Redknapp to block a deal till the summer.[LNB]'Sometimes I have a feeling that Redknapp is just making fun of me,' he told Russian newspaper Sport Express. 'I told him that this can not go on, since I wouldn't help my team with sad thoughts in my mind. [LNB]Fears: Pavlyuchenko expects to spend the rest of the season on the bench[LNB]'I need to play football, otherwise people will have only memories of the footballer Pavlyuchenko and they won't need him anymore.[LNB]'Lokomotiv made really worthy offer and if I sit on the sub's bench they won't offer the same sum in summer.'[LNB]Redknapp has remained an admirer, despite the striker making public his desire to return to Russia, and Robbie Keane was offloaded to Celtic on loan in the summer at the expense of Pavlyuchenko leaving the club.[LNB]Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe are Spurs favoured frontline partnership, restricting the import to just four Barclays Premier League appearances from the bench this season.[LNB]When Pavlyuchenko asked to leave in August, he was convinced that he still had a role to play in north London, but injuries have compounded a continuing lack of opportunities.[LNB]'Redknapp said that I would play for sure,' he said. 'As the resultI featured in six or seven games having 10 minutes of playing time. Iam absolutely sure that it will be the same in the next three months.[LNB]'Idon't see any future for myself in Tottenham. They are a really bigclub with super fans, who liked me, however I think it's the end of theaffair, not with the team but with the head coach.'[LNB]Stuck in reserve: Pavlyuchenko (left) with fellow fringe player David Bentley[LNB]Lokomotiv Moscow president Nikolai Naumov confirmed there was only now a slim chance of resurecting a deal for Pavlyuchenko before the Russian transfer window closes in mid-March.[LNB]'It's 90 per cent sure that we won't resume talks on the transfer of Pavlyuchenko until the summer.'[LNB]Birmingham came closest to agreeing a fee with Spurs in the Januarytransfer window, but Pavlyuchenko has his heart set on a return toRussia. Liverpool, West Ham and Fulham also expressed and interest intaking him on loan.[LNB] Lennon losing battle for Wigan clash and faces race against time for EnglandSpurs boss Harry Redknapp targets Cameroon youngster Steve Leo BeleckSrna out to impress Tottenham and Chelsea as Shakhtar star faces FulhamPavlyuchenko's proposed £10.5m move to Lokomotiv vetoed by RedknappTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
