Danny Rose is ignoring the transfer talk as he targets silverware at Tottenham

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Unity | Rose says he can talk to Pochettino about anything
Tom Collomosse31 January 2017

Danny Rose has held talks with Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino amid suggestions rival clubs are preparing offers for him.

Rose signed a new five-year deal in September and the club have no intention of selling but the England left-back is admired by Manchester clubs, City and United, and Paris St Germain.

The 26-year-old said: “I have a relationship with my manager where I can go to speak to him, and I have been to him about those reports. We spoke about a lot of things.

“I am not playing football just for the fun of it. I want to win things. I have seen what’s been around in the last couple of months. I am over the moon considering what people’s opinions of me were three or four years ago.

“When I am 34 or 35, I want to look back and see that I have won something. That is the next step for this team, and to do it we have to keep everyone for as long as possible.

“The best piece of advice the manager has given me was something he gave me a couple of weeks ago: Just enjoy your football, which is what I am going to do. I am not going to be distracted by anything else.

“But it’s nice to change people’s opinions of you and it shows I am doing something right.”

Rose is one of the key first-team players to have signed contract extensions this season. Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Jan Vertonghen, Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane have all agreed new deals.

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He is optimistic that the average age of the squad — of the key players, only Hugo Lloris has reached 30 — means clubs interested in signing Spurs players are likely to be disappointed.

Rose explained: “I don’t think we’re vulnerable to that, because of the age of the players. For example, Harry Kane’s mindset is not like that at all.

“He is already a club legend and he wants to break records and win things here. So for the foreseeable future I don’t think Spurs have to worry about players wanting to leave to achieve success elsewhere.”

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