Pavlyuchenko offered Spartak return as Russians refuse to take no for answer

Homeward bound: PavlyuchenkoSpartak Moscow are ready to offer Roman Pavlyuchenko a route out of Tottenham Hotspur. The Russian club have had an initial bid rejected, but remain hopeful of re-signing the striker if Spurs are prepared to accept less than the £13.8million they shelled out after Euro 2008. The move would pave the way for Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy to sign on at White Hart Lane. Spartak boss Valeri Karpin insisted at the weekend he would not pay the reputed £15m asking price for Pavlyuchenko, but has now revealed he is still in negotiations. 'There isn't a specific amount that we are willing to pay,' said Karpin. 'And even if there was I would not announce it in public. 'We already offered a large sum. And, incidentally, in the summer we made an offer to loan him for a year, but Tottenham did not accept it.' Spurs have also rejected a loan bid by Zenit St Petersburg, but are willing to let Pavlyuchenko go for the right price. Harry Redknapp has admitted his interest in bringing in former Manchester United striker Van Nistelrooy as a replacement, as first revealed by Sportsmail. Out of Dutch: Van Nistelrooy wants to leave Real Madrid and play his way back into the Holland squad in time for the World CupLokomotiv Moscow are also interested in Pavlyuchenko, though they first want to sign a midfielder and remain locked in protracted negotians for Dynamo Kiev's Oleksandr Aliyev and Sporting Lisbon's Marat Izmailov. Russian clubs are in no mood to rush through deals as their season does not start till March and the January transfer window is not applicable. Pavlyuchenko's agent Oleg Artemov held talks with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on Tuesday to try to break the impasse. 'I had a telephone conversation with Daniel Levy,' said Artemov. 'However, the situation with Pavlyuchenko is still not clear. Levy is taking some time to think.' Returning to Spartak would be Pavlyuchenko's preferred option and he has pleaded with Spurs to cash in now or risk seeing his value depreciate even further.   Liverpool v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: Jamie O'Hara in Spurs squad after loan spell at PortsmouthLIVERPOOL v Tottenham: Babel is back but Gerrard and Torres both miss outPavlyuchenko insists Spurs will be the losers if they don't offload him NOWEXCLUSIVE: Van Nistelrooy lined up by Spurs as Redknapp dines with agentLiverpool's moment of truth: We can't afford to lose against Spurs, says RafaBullish Benitez brushes off the threat of players past as Crouch and Keane prepare for Anfield returnTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC

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