The speech of Mauricio Pochettino on Daniel Levy, his transfers and Toby Alderweireld

Tottenham director Mauricio Pochettino said he was unaware of Tottenham's recruitment policy, a day when chairman Daniel Levy hinted that the club's new £ 360 million deal on the club would be good news for his manager.

Levy has suggested the Spurs soften the purse strings in the transfer market after signing an eight-year deal with insurance giant AIA, which will allow Northerners to earn £ 45 million per season .

But after the Spurs were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at the ICC Cup in China, Pochettino seemed disappointed.

He said: "I think first of all that I did not hear the press conference. We were in the middle of a meeting and then we went to the stadium.

"I do not know, I can not comment, in the end he (Levy) is my boss and the president.

"I will never give public opinion about my boss. It's not fair for the coach to comment on your president.

"He is the most important person at the football club and, of course, all my respect for him.

"My position is to never comment on his press conferences or what he tells you."

Pochettino was pressed by Danny Rose, who was left home while the Spurs embarked on a pre-season tour of the Far East.

He was also questioned about keeping Toby Alderweireld at the club. The Belgian release clause can no longer be triggered.

He said, "I think the club has not said anything and it's not my position to talk about players who are not here.

"If the club needs to communicate something, it will do it.

"I have nothing to say about it. I am very focused on working with the players we have and the club provides us.

"My current and future position, so you know, is that I will not talk about player signing, selling players, extending players 'contracts or not extending players' contracts.

"I explain this clearly because, in the future, if you ask me, it will be a little weird, because I will not answer because I do not have the answer."

A few hours earlier, Levy had hinted that after moving into a magnificent stadium of a billion pounds and spending 25 million pounds to develop a state-of-the-art training ground, there would be more to Money to spend on the transfer market.

Levy said, "We have now reached the priority of stadium construction and our training facilities.

"And we will continue to find ways to not only improve the commercial aspects of the club, but also football, and continue to be successful."