Tuesday 27 January 2015 19:12, UK
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is refusing to discuss transfer activity ahead of Wednesday's Capital One Cup semi-final second leg tie against Sheffield United.
Spurs travel to Bramall Lane 1-0 ahead but, having already sold Kyle Naughton to Swansea, Pochettino was coy when asked to confirm speculation linking Etienne Capoue with a loan move away from White Hart Lane.
The Argentine said: "A lot of rumours happen in this period but our focus is not on that - we are focused on tomorrow. It will happen until the end of the transfer window but we must focus on tomorrow with no distraction.
"It's a most important game and we need to be focused on that. We have a lot of games ahead. I don't believe there will be a lot of movement.
"Every situation is different. It happened with Kyle Naughton, from the beginning of the window. Every situation we need to analyse and decide and what will happen, will happen.
"There are a lot of rumours with players linked with us, moving out and moving in. I think that our focus must be on tomorrow and after this game, we'll have time to speak about different movements."
Looking ahead to facing Nigel Clough's men in the return leg, Pochettino said: "Now we realise the level of Sheffield United. We have seen other examples in the FA Cup too, so we have to be strong in our minds and expect a tough game.
It is going to be a difficult game in a good atmosphere and we have to be ready to fight. We have to improve our game and play more quickly than in the first leg, when we played in a very slow tempo.
"It is going to be a difficult game in a good atmosphere and we have to be ready to fight. We have to improve our game and play more quickly than in the first leg, when we played in a very slow tempo.
"They played deep and we ended up playing the way they wanted us to play, so now we must play quicker and the way we want to play."
"The weekend showed football is all about motivation and belief, so this is a different game from the first leg."
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