The Russian international's five goals this season were not enough to prevent the Royals from Premier League relegation last Sunday and there is likely to be a lot of interest in the 29 year old when the transfer window re-opens later this month.
Pogrebnyak was linked with a summer move to West Ham in March, but rubbished the reports, describing them in Sport Express as 'bullshit'.
The powerful frontman said at the time that he wouldn't "comment until the end of the championship," and that he would "talk everything over with the president at the end of the season." He was also at pains to point out that "we won't be relegated."
Now that Reading have been relegated, it seems likely that Pogrebnyak will already be thinking about his next move.
The powerful frontman said at the time that he wouldn't "comment until the end of the championship," and that he would "talk everything over with the president at the end of the season." He was also at pains to point out that "we won't be relegated."
Now that Reading have been relegated, it seems likely that Pogrebnyak will already be thinking about his next move.
His agent, Oleg Artemov, remained cagey on his client's future but implied that talks are already in place with at least one club, saying that "Pavel has a contract with Reading and we don't want to reveal our secrets- until the end of the season we won't say anything."
Artemov could however confirm that the former Stuttgart forward's preference is to remain in England.
By Alex Shilling, News Editor
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