Not for the first time in his Tottenham career, Mauricio Pochettino was more than a little tetchy in a post-match press conference on Thursday.

Having watched his side beat Real Madrid (also not for the first time in his Tottenham career) in a pre-season friendly in Munich, Pochettino was terse in response to another set of questions about his role in any potential moves in the transfer window.

"I am not in charge," he said. "I know nothing about the situation of my players, I am only coaching them, trying to get the best from them. These type of things that are going to happen or not happen, sell or buy players, extend contract or not extend contract: it’s not in my hands, it’s in the club’s hands and in [chairman] Daniel Levy’s hands.

"At the moment, I am managing the team in the best way possible. Maybe the club need to change my title description now, because my job now is to coach the team. It’s not a question for me, it’s a question for the club, and maybe they are going to change my title description. Like I told you before, I am not in charge about the individual situations."