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title: "Pav Linked With Newcastle Switch"
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author: "Ryan Smith"
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published: "2012-01-24T20:00:41Z"
modified: "2012-01-25T21:44:26Z"
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# Pav Linked With Newcastle Switch

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**Out-of-favour Tottenham striker Roman Pavluychenko has been linked with a move away to Newcastle, with Sunderland also interested report *[The Daily Mail.](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2090344/Tottenham-offer-Roman-Pavlyuchenko-Newcastle-Sunderland.html)***

The Russian international has never been first-choice under Harry Redknapp, and he may finally decide to cut his losses following a season that hasn’t seen him start a single Premier league game.

Despite Pavluychenko’s lack of first-team action, his strike rate is still very impressive. Since 2008, Pavluychenko[has started 69 games for Spurs in all competitions, scoring 42 goals](https://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/38213/roman-pavlyuchenko?cc=5739).

Despite having a goals to game ratio of almost 0.61, Pavluychenko has usually found himself playing second fiddle to Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor.

Although Pavluychenko has previously gone on record stating [he wants out of White Hart Lane](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/10/31/2736372/roman-pavlyuchenko-i-want-to-leave-tottenham-in-january), Tottenham have apparently taken the option to extend his contract a further year until 2013, according to *[ESPN](https://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item740782/Spurs-extend-Pavlyuchenko-deal/)*.

Meanwhile, Pavluychenko’s teammate Vedran Corluka may also be on his way out. According to *[The Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2090344/Tottenham-offer-Roman-Pavlyuchenko-Newcastle-Sunderland.html),* Roma, Lille and Lyon want the Croatian defender on loan, although Tottenham are said to prefer a permanent switch.

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