Reading's Pavel Pogrebnyak blasts exit talk as "nonsense"

Reading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak has refuted reports linking him with a move away from the Madejski Stadium at the end of the season.

The 29-year-old has been at the centre of speculation that a possible switch to Southampton or West Ham United could be on the cards in the summer.

There have been suggestions that the Russian frontman has held unofficial talks with prospective suitors.

"It's bullshit, nonsense," Pogrebnyak told Russian website Sport Express. "I haven't heard anything about it and I don't want to comment any transfer news until the end of the championship.

"We'll talk everything over with president Anton Zingarevich at the end of the season. But we won't be relegated."

The Royals are currently second from bottom in the Premier League table with eight games left to play.

Written by
Danielle Joynson