Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko says the club will be losing money if they do not sell him soon.

The unhappy striker is running out of escape routes after Zenit St Petersburg pulled out of the race to sign him, but it has not dulled his desire to quit White Hart Lane.

"Everybody understands that I must leave Tottenham," the 28-year-old told Russian newspaper Sport Express.

"If they keep me on the bench for another half a year the price for Pavlyuchenko will plummet.

"Naturally, I train as hard as I can and even get on the teamsheet, only to spend matches on the bench. And I very much want to play."