The Russia international has fallen behind Robbie Keane, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch in the pecking order at Spurs.
“I want to leave the club,” he said. “It is impossible to remain there under the circumstances I find myself in.
“I have been sitting on the subs’ bench for half a year and as a result lost a place in the starting 11 of the national team.
“And now hopefully we will get to the World Cup – who will rely on a forward who does not play?
“I want to play and not just warm the bench.
“Immediately after the games with Slovenia, my agent and I are flying to London for purposeful negotiations and I want to take part in them personally.”
The 27-year-old joined Spurs in a £14million deal from Spartak Moscow last year and the Premier League side is looking to recoup a substantial amount of the fee they paid for him.
“I will ask the management to quote a reasonable price for me,” he added.
“Our manager Harry Redknapp does not talk to me on the matter. At the start of the season our manager said that four forwards is exactly the optimal number, but now he states that three is enough.
“And I am the fourth one so it is obvious that I should part with the club.
“The only thing that can stand in the way is an unmanageable price. But I will insist on leaving.
“The important thing now is to reach a compromise that will be suitable for the club and me, and my future club.”
