Zenit St Petersburg striker Artem Dzyuba has revealed he could've moved to Tottenham last month.

Previously a target for Everton, the Russia international says Spurs made their move after Harry Kane's hamstring surgery.

“Last winter (2019), representatives of agent Jorges Mendes came, for two hours we talked and discussed," Dzyuba said on Russia 24.

"They had a ready-made offer: Everton. I could not leave, because we were going for the championship. For me it was a cherished desire, because in Russia I had not won it yet. For me then it was important to stay.

"Frankly speaking, there was no specifics in the summer after the championship. There were other countries, but it was not from England ... And that was a priority. I did not want to be pushed into the conditional Wolverhampton or Newcastle at the end. If you go somewhere, then fight, and not through some kind of connection: 'Take it' - that would be ugly. Still, I want them to be interested.

"This winter, I see someone saying something. But nobody knows anything. Indeed, when Harry Kane in Tottenham broke down, people contacted me. From Jose Mourinho, as I understand it. But it was the New Year holidays, so Zenit said no. And that's all.

"If Tottenham really wanted me, then I think they would be more insistent. That said, the interest was really there."