Russian returns to his homeland after failing to truly establish himself in the Premier League, scoring 20 goals in 78 league appearances since signing in 2008

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Tottenham has confirmed the club has reached an agreement with Lokomotiv Moscow for Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.The Russia international has found first-team football hard to come by this season, making just five Premier League appearances, scoring the one goal and is believed to be signing for Lokomotiv for a fee in the region of 7.5 million pounds.Pavlyuchenko had been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane for much of the January transfer window and reports intensified more recently when it was reported the striker was involved in a training ground bust-up with Spurs coach Kevin Bond.However, the former Spartak Moscow man’s agent dismissed those rumors and suggested a move away from Spurs before the transfer window closed was very unlikely, but with the Russian transfer window open until late February, there has been no need for a rush.Pavlyuchenko signed for Spurs in 2008 for a fee understood to be around 14 million pounds but never made a particularly telling impact in the Premier League, managing 20 goals in 78 matches with last season being his most fruitful after bagging nine strikes in the league.In a brief statement on the Tottenham website, the club said: “We have reached agreement for the transfer of Roman Pavlyuchenko to Lokomotiv Moscow.“The striker joined us from Spartak Moscow in August 2008 and went on to score 42 goals in 113 appearances. We thank Roman for his contribution and wish him every success for the future.”