ZURAB Khizanishvili is seeking talks to end his current Ewood Park limbo – but admits his future lies totally in Blackburn Rovers’ hands.

The Georgian international has yet to feature in the Premier League this campaign and revealed he would consider a move away in search of regular football.

Khizanishvili admitted he was going through “a hard time” in Lancashire but, under contract until 2011, knows his employers have the final say on any potential transfer.

Several clubs are understood to be tracking the 27-year-old, including Premier League West Ham, with Khizanishvili keen to revive a flagging club career.

Rovers though are unlikely to be willing to let the dependable defender exit Ewood Park, with team-mate Andre Ooijer out of contract this summer, having secured him on a new three-and-a-half year deal last January.

Khizanishvili, said: “Everybody has to look around and find some good way to play football.

“It is good to play at Blackburn Rovers and in the Premier League.

“They gave me the chance to play every week, that was perfect, but I have to be looking to play every game now because I am nothing like 32, 33, and I need to play regularly.

"It is a little bit of a hard time for me at the moment.

“I played a lot when I came and that was fantastic, but this season I have not played in nine games so obviously I am not happy.”

Khizanishvili arrived at Ewood on an initial season-long loan deal in 2005 from Glasgow Rangers, before making the move permanent in April 2006.

He went on to make 30 or more appearances in his first two seasons at Rovers before being kept on the fringes of things for the majority of the last campaign.

Now, with just two Carling Cup starts to his name this time round, he is almost resigned to life away from Ewood - but only if given the green light by Rovers.

He said: “I don’t want to talk about my future but we will see what is going on. We have to speak with Blackburn Rovers first and then we can decide.

“I have two and half years left on my contract. I love it here but business is business. So maybe one day in and one day out.

“Football is football. Maybe you play one season at a club and the next season you play a second club.

“I might stay here a lot longer though. It is not my choice, so I will have to wait to see what they say.”

The former Dundee defender insists he bears no grudges towards Paul Ince’s new Rovers regime though and is prepared to bide his time for as long as his future is sorted.

Chris Samba, Ryan Nelsen and Andre Ooijer all provide strong competition for the central defensive slots and Khizanishvili is not about to start claiming he deserves better.

He said: “The competition for places is good for the team. The gaffer has good options because there are a lot of quality players.

“I can’t say too much because everyone is a good player and deserve to be in the starting line up.

“It is good for the team and good for the gaffer but it is especially hard for the defenders at the moment.”