Dimitar Berbatov looks set to remain at Tottenham Hotspur until at least the end of the season after vowing to fire the club to Carling Cup glory next month.
The 26-year-old's agent suggested at the start of the January transfer window that he would welcome a move if the right offer was made but Spurs have insisted they want to keep their key players.
Head coach Juande Ramos admitted at the weekend that keeping the likes of Berbatov at White Hart Lane means getting to cup finals, which Spurs did in style on Wednesday by emphatically ending their miserable run against rivals Arsenal.
Rather than looking for an escape route to the Champions League, Berbatov is now anticipating his first appearance at Wembley. He has also talked of a club that ‘can go places’ under Ramos.
‘I am happy, everyone is happy,’ he said.
‘This will be my first game at Wembley. Everybody is excited. The boys have told me it is a legendary stadium and I am looking forward to seeing it. I will relish the moment.
‘I know we can achieve a lot. Sometimes we underestimate our ability and what we can do, but the Arsenal game is an example of what we can do when we believe in our quality and play like we did.
‘The victory is important and we showed that if we play like that we have a great future.’
Berbatov has been widely tipped to join a Champions League team in the summer and Ramos himself has described the striker as the finest player not to currently feature in Europe's top competition.
Spurs' head coach has a policy of not wanting unhappy players at the club but Berbatov has been impressed with Ramos' work since taking over from Martin Jol at the end of October.
The Spaniard has been credited with changing training regimes and putting an emphasis on fitness and conditioning, with results taking a turn for the better.
‘I am not surprised how quickly he has turned it around,’ Berbatov said. ‘He is a great man. Obviously he is a great coach and proved himself in Spain.
‘Now he is here but the way he talks with us and works with us we know we can go places.’
The culmination of Ramos' work resulted in the 5-1 demolition of their rivals on Tuesday evening, a victory that left Arsenal players turning against each other.
