Pavlyuchenko Says Get Arshavin

Roman Pavlyuchenko tells Tottenham to get Arshavin in the January transfer window.

Arshavin has of course been linked to just about very time in Western Europe but particularly with Tottenham.The Zenit President recently described Tottenham's price for Arshavin as 'indecent' and Arshavin has said he will go onstrike if Zenit don't sell him. AC Milan dn Real Madrid have also apparently shown an interest, so if that is true then you would have to thinkthat Tottenham would not be favourites to sign him.

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Pavlyuchenko however says he would like Tottenham to 'swoop' (did he really say 'swoop' I wonder?) for Arshavin.

They are rumoured to not be great friends but asked if he would like Arshavin to sign for Spurs in January, Pavlyuchenko told the London Evening Standard: "Yes, of course I would like that.

"I haven't spoken to Arshavin myself, although I know there have been discussions about him moving to another club. All I know is that Arshavin wants to join another good European team."

Pavlyuchenko is improving at Spurs after a slow start following his move from Spartak Moscow and he says his partnership with Comrade Bent is improving.

"It is too early to judge the partnership [with Bent], but in practice matches, we pass a lot to each other, and we seem to able to find our game," added Pavlyuchenko.

Hardly a resounding endorsement in my humble opinion, but he is Russian and they are notoriously tight-lipped.