Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino wants to bring in another striker before the transfer window closes, but refused to be drawn on whether he would consider his pursuit of West Brom forward Saido Berahino.

Berahino has handed in a transfer request at Albion but chairman Jeremy Peace insisted earlier this week that selling the £25m rated forward was not on their agenda.

"I need to spend my time thinking how I improve my team and to be focused on my players," Pochettino said ahead of his side's home match against Everton on Saturday.

"It is true there are a lot of rumours around us with different players and different names. It is obvious we need one striker more, maybe one player more, and we are working hard.

"This you know and this is what we need to provide the squad with - the right balance to compete the whole season. This is my one desire and we are working hard for that."

The Spurs manager described claims that Bayer Leverkusen's Son Heung-Min had already undergone a medical as "another rumour".

He also insisted he was happy with Harry Kane, who has failed to score this season, and backed the England international to get back among the goals.

"I am not concerned or worried about him," the Argentinian said. "He is a top scorer and maybe the next game will have the possibility to score.

"But this is football, and Harry knows it is okay. He is full of energy and against Leicester he played really well and worked hard for the team.

"When you work hard and you do your job and you have the quality he has, he will score a lot of goals in the future."