Radoslav Kovac is desperate to stay with West Ham United.

Kovac is on-loan at Upton Park from Spartak Moscow and said: "I do not want to return.

"Hopefully West Ham will take up the option to buy me. Perhaps in my career it is time that something changed. The English Premier League is a step forward.

"I have not once thought about continuing my career in Europe but the first step towards the separation was not me, it was Spartak.

"The leaders made it clear that they did not trust me and offered to find a new team. I did not want to leave Spartak."

Reflecting on his arrival in London, Kovac added: "At first I felt like an inexperienced newcomer, I did not know the characteristics of the game. But now I am myself, I am comfortable."