Pavlyuchenko confirms he will ask for move in January

Roman Pavlyuchenko has confirmed he wants to quit Tottenham in January.

The Russian striker believes he has no chance of representing his country at Euro 2012 if he stays with Spurs thanks to a lack of regular first team football.

Pavlyuchenko has made only two Premier League starts this season and the arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor has made the competition for starting places even tougher.

Although the 29-year-old has featuring in the Europa League campaign, he is now convinced his battle for Premier League football is doomed to fail and is now seeking a move abroad.

"I have to do something in the transfer period. We're ahead of the European Championship. If I don't change (my club) then Euro 2012 will be played without me," he told football-express.com.

"I was fighting and fighting but it was useless. Does Redknapp believe in me? Now I don't think so.

"I do the training as good as the others. I do everything with 100 per cent effort.

"I don't cry and I don't say that everybody is bad but I'm a good footballer. If I score in each game then I can play. But it's not a reality to score in each game. That's all.

"Will I ask the club to sell me in December? Yes, it's 100 per cent.

"I'd rather go back to Russia. If I sign to Anzhi or not - we shouldn't go too far. Maybe I'll have only one possibility and that will be Anzhi and nothing else."

The Spurs front man has refused to rule out a return to Spartak Moscow. He added: "Karpin (Valery Karpin, caretaker coach of Spartak Moscow) contacts me before each transfer period.

"He says he wants to take me but when the transfer window closes our connection ends.

"They keep saying they want me and my answer is - if they want me then negotiate with my club about the details. But finally they don't negotiate about me. That's the way they want me."