Luka Modric has admitted that he wants to "keep playing" in the Champions League and, although he is happy at Tottenham Hotspur, a transfer "is of course possible" if the right money were put forward.

The Croatia midfielder has been linked with several leading European clubs, including Manchester United, whose manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, said that he would have voted for him as the player of the year. United could be looking for fresh midfield inspiration following the retirement of Paul Scholes.

Modric, who is under contract at White Hart Lane until 2016, has enjoyed a superb season on an individual level but the disappointment for him and his team-mates was the failure to qualify for the Champions League. The 25-year-old is now preparing for his country's Euro 2012 tie at home to Georgia on Friday.

"Everybody wants to know what will happen with me and I'm trying to stay calm as my national team has a really important match coming," Modric said. "So I will tell you the same as always – my club status is the same as it was before. But of course, if there will be an offer which will be good for Tottenham and for me, also, then a transfer is of course possible.

"That doesn't mean that I'm bothered with leaving Tottenham. I'm not thinking about that every hour and every minute. I'm happy at White Hart Lane – my status is great, the fans like me and I do have everything I need. But then again when you experience playing in [the] Champions League, you want to keep playing in this tournament."

Tottenham maintain that Modric and the club's other star players will not be sold as doing so would undermine the long-term goal of becoming Champions League regulars.

"All of our key players are under contract," said the manager, Harry Redknapp. "The chairman and I have discussed this and we have no intention of selling any of them. They are at a top club and we are looking to improve the squad in the summer, not weaken it, in order to push for a Champions League place again next season."