Tottenham head coach Juande Ramos fully expects Ledley King to be at White Hart Lane at the start of next season.

Ramos could name a new club captain when the campaign is over but he insists that is not related to King's future at Spurs.

Ramos told the club's official website: "Friday's newspapers made a great deal out of my comments concerning Ledley King, which were made in relation to him remaining as club captain next season.

"So there is no misunderstanding, Ledley is handling his recovery well and we fully expect him to be here at the start of next season."

Ramos wants to maintain his players' fitness when the season finishes by giving them a training plan for their summer break.

He has put emphasis on physical work since taking charge in October and intends to keep his squad fit ahead of his first full campaign.

There have been suggestions of end-of-season friendlies being part of the plan, but the club have yet to make an announcement.

"It is advisable for them to come back in a state of physical fitness when they start," said the Spaniard.

"They will have a work plan but they will have freedom to do what they like when we see it fit."

Ramos has made his mind up on which players he will allow to leave in the summer, meaning it may take something extraordinary to catch his eye in the final four Barclays Premier League games of the season - starting with Wigan at the JJB Stadium this weekend.

English players such as Michael Dawson, however, can still play their way into Fabio Capello's squad for the friendlies at the end of the campaign.

"What Dawson has to do is work as hard as he can for the team and put in some good performances and surely the national team manager will look at him," Ramos explained.

With King out for the season, Dawson has impressed with Jonathan Woodgate at the heart of Spurs' defence.

"They are two magnificent players," Ramos said.

Goalkeeper Paul Robinson, however, may not get his chance as he is recovering from a ankle injury and has not trained for three weeks.

"Unless he recovers his fitness it will be very difficult for him," Ramos conceded.

Aside from a top-half finish, Spurs have little to play for this season now European football has been secured following their Carling Cup win over Chelsea.

But Ramos admitted that he is reluctant to field his youngsters or fringe players in the remaining fixtures.

He added: "The problem is that Tottenham want to finish as high up in the table as possible and in order to do that we need to use the best players.

"It is very prestigious for the club to end up as high as possible."

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