Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp accepts Roman Pavlyuchenko wants to leave this month.

But he will only sanction the Russian's departure if he has a deal in place to sign a replacement.

"He probably wants to leave, but we can't sell him unless we can find someone who we think could make the difference to us," Redknapp said.

"It's no good getting rid of Pav if you can't replace him. You'd leave yourself with two strikers - Adebayor and Defoe - so we can't do that.

"Pav has quality and he can play. If he is at it, where do you find a better striker? You don't. He is up there with the best.

"He can shoot and score goals. If his mind is on the job you wont find too many better than Pav."