The 26-year-old will be in his first English final if Spurs get past Arsenal in the Carling Cup, with the first leg on Wednesday, but he has persistently been tipped to leave.

Spurs head coach Juande Ramos last week suggested it would take a British transfer record to sign the Bulgaria striker, while chairman Daniel Levy is adamant the club will not listen to offers for key players.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are reported to be in the hunt for the £10.9million signing from Bayer Leverkusen.

For his part, Berbatov insists he is happy at Spurs, for whom he has scored 13 times this season.

"There is too much speculation around my name, but most of it is foolish," Berbatov told Nova TV in Bulgaria.

"It's absurd and I'm tired of seeing my name in the newspapers. I want to live in peace. It is getting too much.

"I am a Tottenham player and I'm trying to give my best, so I can help my team. I'm happy when we play well and I'm miserable when we lose our games.

"I'm happy at the moment. You can win titles and medals with every team and I can win with Tottenham too."

Ramos' valuation of his striker means he would command more than Andriy Shevchenko's deal from AC Milan to Chelsea, which was around the £30million mark.

Berbatov added: "It's ridiculous, I don't think that I'm worth so much money.

"I just have to do my job and score goals. I'm not a one-man team."

He may not agree with Ramos' valuation, but Berbatov has been impressed with the Spaniard's impact since taking over from Martin Jol in October.

"Juande is very good, both as a man and as a coach," he said. "He sees even the small details that remain hidden from most people."

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Berbatov scored twice against Reading at the weekend but picked up a slight ankle knock and will need to be assessed before Wednesday's clash at the Emirates Stadium.

Spurs skipper Ledley King believes keeping hold of Berbatov will be a sign of the club's ambition.

"It's no surprise he is being linked away but we want to keep hold of our best players," said the 27-year-old.

"If we want to be moving in the right direction, we need to hold on to him, it's as simple as that.!

King was injured last season when Spurs lost to their rivals at the same stage of the competition despite going 2-0 ahead in the first leg.

"It was one of our biggest disappointments," said King. "We are hungry to put that right and we are happy we have got the chance to play them again.

"We have learnt a lot from last season's disappointment and we will be stronger this time around. There are new players in, the manager has changed, but the core of the team is still the same."

Even with King's recent return from knee surgery, Spurs' defence has looked shaky, with goals from Berbatov and Robbie Keane keeping them afloat.

"It will be a shame if our problems cost us the chance of winning trophies," King added. "Having got to the semi-final, we want to go on and win it, but Arsenal can score from anywhere.

"We know that against a side like Arsenal, we can't afford to make many mistakes so that will be in our plans when we go to the Emirates on Wednesday. We will want to stay solid because we know we can score goals.

"We will have to defend a lot better than we did last year if we are to go through."

Meanwhile, Pascal Chimbonda has revealed his surprise at Spurs being linked with Alan Hutton as well as signing Chris Gunter, who both play in his right-back role.

Chimbonda could still, however, sign a new contract.

"I would be happy to stay if I receive the right contract offer," he said.

Spurs have confirmed Ben Alnwick will be on loan at Leicester until the end of the season.