Spurs striker Berbatov refuses to confirm he's staying at White Hart Lane

Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov has again refused to confirm that he will be starting next season at White Hart Lane.

The Bulgaria striker has been linked with a host of big clubs and his agent Emil Dantchev has already admitted his player could be tempted by a move to a "big club".

And when asked if he had a message for Spurs fans worried he might quit the club in the summer, Berbatov replied: "No, that is not a fair question. You can't ask me that. I am here, and I try to do my best and score goals for the team. I think I'm doing that, with the help of my teammates and everybody else at the club."

However, Berbatov has high hopes the team can perform well with or without him next season after the arrival of Juande Ramos and breaking into the top four is a possibility.

"We must always aim to do that," Berbatov told Sport Magazine.

"The start of this season was difficult, but we have hope for next season. Winning the (Carling) Cup this year has given us hope.

"You have to have big ambition. I would lie if I say we don't think about the title at the start of the season. When I came, I knew that Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea were the big four and every year they fight for the title; but I was thinking why not go there and mess it all up. That hasn't happened, but we still have good team - I'm sure we can surprise a lot of people next season."

Berbatov also hailed the impact Ramos has made since arriving at the club.

"Before he [Ramos] came here, I knew him by name, of course - I knew he was good. But now, when you work with him and talk with him, you realise how good he is as both a man and a coach. The first time I saw him, I remember thinking maybe he will be the right coach for this team. The way he speaks and works with you... everything is right."