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Pavlyuchenko set for Spurs

26 Aug 2008 - 20:37:14

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Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko claims he is on the verge of joining Tottenham Hotspur.

The 26-year-old forward has been left out of the Spartak Moscow squad for their Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday as he is expected to join the north London club.

His potential arrival will lead to a further wave of speculation that unsettled striker Dimitar Berbatov is set to quit White Hart Lane and join Manchester United.

Pavlyuchenko is well-known to English fans having scored both goals in Russia's Euro 2008 qualifying victory over Steve McClaren's side in Moscow in October 2007.

"I have already returned to Moscow so I will not play in Kyiv. I can confirm I'm moving to Tottenham," he told uefa.com.

"Everything happened very quickly. I did not even have time to say goodbye to my Spartak team-mates.

"I shall be granted a visa now and, as soon as it is ready, I'll fly to England for the signing of the contract."