Roman Pavlyuchenko was axed to the Tottenham reserves last night.

The Sun says the Russian faces an uncertain future after being demoted to the Spurs second string.

The £14million striker, 27, has struggled with the language since arriving from Spartak Moscow last August.

He was asked to play in a reserve game at Leyton Orient against Chelsea.

But the news will come as a surprise to Spurs fans as the Russian has hit 13 goals in his first season in English football.

But Pavlyuchenko was left out against Sunderland and Aston Villa.