Tottenham head coach Juande Ramos will leave it to club officials to decide if Dimitar Berbatov should be fined.

Berbatov handed in a transfer request just over a week ago and met with Ramos on Thursday on his return from international duty with Bulgaria, and it was decided he would not face Roy Keane's men in the Barclays Premier League clash at White Hart Lane after not being in the right frame of mind.

The 27-year-old will meet Ramos again on Sunday and could also face punishment from his club.

"That is a decision the club has to make," Ramos said. "That is a very interesting question you should ask the club."

Berbatov's absence left Spurs with Darren Bent leading their attack, and they suffered defeat courtesy of Djibril Cisse's 83rd-minute winner.

Kieran Richardson had given the visitors a 55th-minute the lead before Jermaine Jenas levelled in the 73rd minute.

Predictably, Berbatov's absence took most of the attention.

Ramos had issued a statement before the game explaining: "He didn't play because he wasn't in the right condition, this is what he told me before the game when I spoke to him. So he did not play.

"We'll have to wait and see, tomorrow (Sunday) we'll speak to the player and then we'll make a decision (on his future).

"It's a situation that is very personal, there are players able to play under these circumstances and others whose head is not right. Berbatov is in the latter category.

"We'll have a meeting with the player and clarify a few points and see if there is a decision to be made.

"We'll meet primarily to know if he is in any state to play in the next match or we have to find another solution."

Ramos argued that Berbatov, despite what some may see as effectively going on strike, does not hold more power than the club.

"He hasn't got any power, if he is no condition to play the game he in not going to play, that is the same as any other player."