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Keeper Lloris staying with Tottenham claims boss Pochettino

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists reports from France that Hugo Lloris could leave the club this summer are simply 'rumours'. Pochettino suggested the club will not make significant changes to the squad this summer but will concentrate on improving specific areas and "take the right decisions".

"I think [the report about Lloris] is a rumour and I do not have any comment.

"I do not want to speak about rumours, about Hugo or other players. We are focused and we try to finish the season as best as possible. That rumour is impossible to stop but we need to accept it is part of the game.

"In football it is difficult. You never know. If you sign the contract you never have the guarantee. I have a contract and so do a lot of managers but there is never guarantee.

"But it is true if I want some player to stay with us I fight a lot."

"I don't know if we need big changes," Pochettino added.

"Always you can improve your squad and your game. We need to work hard to try to improve our game and our squad.

"You need to take the right decisions. It is not only if you pay money, you assure that you achieve something. It is not about money but about the right profile and the right position to build the right squad. This is our job now."

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