Rafael van der Vaart has said that he has no plans to leave Tottenham Hotspur in the near future.

Rumours had suggested that the Dutchman could move from White Hart Lane during this month's transfer window.

"It's not true that I could be leaving in January," he said. "Of course there are rumours when you are third in the table and you play good football.

"People are always going to look and they are interested in the players of Tottenham, but this season nobody wants to leave, we are close to something special.

"Of course I want to stay here. Everybody feels that we have a great team and it is really fun to play here - we have big players, experienced players and Harry [Redknapp] is doing a great job."

Spurs are currently third in the Premier League with 39 points from 18 games.