Sergei Rebrov does a Big Ron

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Tottenham have responded to unsavoury comments attributed to former striker Sergei Rebrov.

The Ukrainian reportedly warned new Spurs signing Roman Pavlyuchenko not to go out near White Hart Lane - because lots of "dark-skinned people" live there.

According to the Daily Mirror, Rebrov's astonishing comments came in an interview in Russian magazine Football Weekly on how £13.8million signing Pavlyuchenko should adapt to British life.

Rebrov - who played for Spurs between 2000 and 2004 - said: "I wouldn't go for a walk on my own around White Hart Lane.

"A lot of dark-skinned people live there. So naturally the crime rate is higher than anywhere else.

"It's not nice to be a robbery victim. So I suggest that Roman doesn't walk but drives around that area."