Spurs, Stoke and Chelsea target keen on Zenit exit

The Belgium international has long been linked with the likes of Tottenham, Stoke and Chelsea.

The 27-year-old’s contract is set to expire at the end of the next season, but it is believed Zenit are eady to cash in on the midfielder this summer.

“I still have a contract for one more year come June and the club know how I feel. I would like to play in a bigger league,” he told La Derniere Heure.

“I cannot say that I will 100 per cent leave, but we have not held talks over a new deal and my intention is to leave this summer. I want to focus on finishing the season on a high, then there’s the Euros and then we will see what happens.

“I spoke to a number of clubs last summer, but it was not about money for Zenit. They wanted to keep me because of the Champions League and there was no time to sign a replacement.

“When a player has just one year left on his contract, a club cannot demand too much money. I don’t think Zenit will be asking €40million for me.”