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Mauricio Pochettino, after being "disappointed" by another niche of transfer without any finish at Tottenham Hotspur, said his team was not able to become true contenders for victory in the Premier League, but that She would do everything possible to realize their unrealistic dream of becoming the title.
The Spurs became the first team in the Premier League to cross two consecutive transfer windows without buying players. They are third and know that the victory over Newcastle United on Saturday could raise them, at least temporarily, over Manchester City and in the next four minutes. points of the leaders, Liverpool.
"We were willing to add quality to the team to help us achieve the goals we want, but we can not add that quality, not because we can not or do not want to, but for reasons different, we can not deliver what we wanted, "said Pochettino about January's purchases from his club.
"Of course, I wanted to strengthen the team but if we can not sign, I have to stick to the club project," he continued. "But of course [I am] disappointed because we are in a very good position and maybe with the help of some players we can remove the excuse that we are not a true suitor. But we are here, we are close, in a very good position and we will fight to the end to be as high as possible. "
Pochettino declined to comment on reports that he wanted to sign striker Michy Batshuyai, who ended up joining Crystal Palace on loan from Chelsea on Thursday. He revealed, however, that he had decided to increase his options in terms of getting ahead by welcoming Vincent Janssen into his team. The Dutch striker, a flop since joining the club for £ 17 million in the summer of 2016, was training with Tottenham's Under-23s after recovering from an injury earlier this season and was hoping to leave the club in January. It has attracted several contenders, including Schalke and Real Betis, but no club has made a convincing enough bid for an agreement to be reached. Now, Pochettino says he can resume the competition for a spot in the first Spurs team.
"He will be involved in the first team of today, as another player with chances to be involved or play," said the manager. "Before it was clear, he wanted to leave and [was] not in our plan. Now, when you can not achieve what you want, it is important for him to feel useful again. "
"My responsibility is to manage people, not chairs, sofas or furniture. My decision is to involve him, he must now be fit and competitive. He has always behaved well. Always respectful. For different reasons, he can not go. Hard to understand reasons for me. He can not agree with the club or club with him to find a place to play and be happy. We care and my decision was to open the door and invite him again and be like another player here. "
Pochettino said Harry Kane was recovering well from the ankle ligament injury that prevented him from playing in the past two weeks. But the official was not willing to announce the expected date of return of Kane, currently scheduled for March 1. "I can not tell if it's early or not, we have to evaluate it day-to-day."
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