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Ramos is confident Berbatov will remain at Spurs beyond the January transfer window despite the 26-year-old's agent suggesting he would want to leave White Hart Lane if the right offer was made.

"I think a club would have to break the British transfer record to sign Berbatov," said Ramos. "At this moment Berbatov's value is more than this price. At least that is what we think."

He added: "But everyone has a price. The intention of Tottenham is not to sell the player."

Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with a move for the Bulgaria international, who has scored 11 times this season, but Ramos does not feel any club will match Spurs' valuation.

Ramos believes his player commands a bigger fee than the cost of bringing Andriy Shevchenko to Stamford Bridge, which is valued around the £30million mark.

The decision on whether Berbatov would be allowed to go is not down to Ramos, but the Spaniard's valuation of his striker stems from rating him as the finest player not currently involved in Europe's top club competition.

"The truth is that I understand perfectly why he would cost so much money because there are few players like Berbatov," he said. "And those who do exist play for great teams who play in the Champions League. And those great teams will not sell their players.

"He's the only great player who has not played in the Champions League that they could sign."

A bid of more than £30million would represent a healthy profit on the £10.9million Spurs paid Bayer Leverkusen at the start of last season.