The striker will leave Fratton Park in the summer after a season long loan from Lens and his admission comes on the day when Celtic are supposed to have expressed an interest in the player.
“I want to stay in England because it is a fantastic league. My first thought is playing here,” he told Sky Sports News.
“I spoke with Blackburn and I had the medical and everything, but now my target is finishing the season, and my agent will deal with Blackburn.”