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Tottenham will keep their best players this summer and only sell those who are no longer wanted by the club, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Spurs sit second in the Premier League, with a number of teams said to be interested in their top players.
But Pochettino says he has a close relationship with chairman Daniel Levy, who has assured him the club will not sell as they "don't need the money".
"The players that we want to keep, we will keep," he said.
Defenders Kyle Walker and Danny Rose and midfielders Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli are among those to have recently been linked with moves away from White Hart Lane.
"I think because we are doing good things, the clubs with a lot of potential are focused on our players, on our talented players," added the 45-year-old Argentine.
"But the good thing is we have the plan to try to improve and we will deliver it when we finish the season.
"For our fans, it is so clear that all the decisions we take are for the reason to try to improve the team, to try to be more competitive next season."
Former Spain midfielder Xavi said this week that 21-year-old Alli is the kind of talent his previous manager at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, would be keen to sign for Manchester City.
"I don't know what Xavi said - is he working for Manchester City now? He wants to help Guardiola," added former Espanyol boss Pochettino.
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This has been the line I have been hearing for the last 18 months or so, Poch will get the final decision on all in's and outs, the players we want to keep and believe in what we are doing will not be sold.
Expect journalists to exaggerate and twist every word spoken in order to make a story. If that doesn't work expect some of them to make stuff up completely as they contort 3 year old quotes into a modern day occurrence. This is going to be a long summer, but I have every belief Poch and Levy will hold firm to what they have built and where they are trying to get us to.
P.S would just add I was also told there will be a lot of contract talks over the Summer and to expect more players signing new deals than in's and outs.
Tottenham will keep their best players this summer and only sell those who are no longer wanted by the club, says manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Spurs sit second in the Premier League, with a number of teams said to be interested in their top players.
But Pochettino says he has a close relationship with chairman Daniel Levy, who has assured him the club will not sell as they "don't need the money".
"The players that we want to keep, we will keep," he said.
Defenders Kyle Walker and Danny Rose and midfielders Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli are among those to have recently been linked with moves away from White Hart Lane.
"I think because we are doing good things, the clubs with a lot of potential are focused on our players, on our talented players," added the 45-year-old Argentine.
"But the good thing is we have the plan to try to improve and we will deliver it when we finish the season.
"For our fans, it is so clear that all the decisions we take are for the reason to try to improve the team, to try to be more competitive next season."
Former Spain midfielder Xavi said this week that 21-year-old Alli is the kind of talent his previous manager at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, would be keen to sign for Manchester City.
"I don't know what Xavi said - is he working for Manchester City now? He wants to help Guardiola," added former Espanyol boss Pochettino.
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This has been the line I have been hearing for the last 18 months or so, Poch will get the final decision on all in's and outs, the players we want to keep and believe in what we are doing will not be sold.
Expect journalists to exaggerate and twist every word spoken in order to make a story. If that doesn't work expect some of them to make stuff up completely as they contort 3 year old quotes into a modern day occurrence. This is going to be a long summer, but I have every belief Poch and Levy will hold firm to what they have built and where they are trying to get us to.
P.S would just add I was also told there will be a lot of contract talks over the Summer and to expect more players signing new deals than in's and outs.