Pav agent claims Arsenal link

Gunners reportedly among the clubs in the hunt for Russian

By Simone Bargellini   Last updated: 8th December 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Pav agent claims Arsenal link

Pavlyuchenko: Seeking Spurs exit

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Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent Oleg Artemov has claimed that Arsenal are among the clubs chasing the striker.

The 27-year-old Russia international has been frozen out at Tottenham this season after falling down the pecking order behind Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch, and Spurs' arch rivals are reportedly interested in his signature.

A move to Italian club Roma has recently been touted as Pavlyuchenko's preferred option but no deal has been done as yet.

The Gunners are looking to add a striker to their squad following the serious injury suffered by Robin van Persie in November while on international duty, and Artemov claims they are interested in Pavlyuchenko.

"We are not happy about his situation at Tottenham, so we'll do everything to ensure that he can change club in January," he told tuttomercatoweb.

"There were contacts with Roma but for now only by phone.

"Interested in the player are also Spartak Moscow, Arsenal and Zenit (St Petersburg), anything can happen."

Pavlyuchenko has only played seven games for Spurs this term and he has been tipped to leave White Hart Lane in the New Year.

His Russia team-mate Andrey Arshavin moved to the Emirates Stadium in January from Zenit, and could prove influential in any move.

Transfers between the two North London clubs are few and far between, however, and Sol Campbell's move to Arsenal in 2001 sparked mass outrage amongst Spurs fans.