SPURS look set to lose out on another possible strike target after Roman Pavlyuchenko claims he would prefer to stay in Russia with Spartak Moscow.
Tottenham, who appear to be actively looking for possible replacements for want-away striker Dimitar Berbatov, have already seen a move for former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan rebuffed by the Atletico Madrid frontman.
And now it seems Juande Ramos has been unable to convince Pavlyuchenko to come to White Hart Lane.
"I can't say anything concrete, since I don't really know myself [the situation]," Pavlyuchenko told Sport Express.
"Everything is still being discussed. Maybe Spartak have already made a decision, but I haven't decided one way or the other.
"Moreover, the transfer to England which everyone is talking about, would be a big problem for my family, as we have a young child. So we need to discuss it properly."
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