Brad Friedel says the Tottenham board are determined to bring in new players ahead of the season.

Spurs have signed Brazilian midfielder Paulinho for around £17m and saw a deal for Barcelona striker David Villa fall through at the last minute.

But Friedel, who turned 42 in May, says the powers that be at Spurs are striving to make new signings and strengthen the current squad.

"At our club for the time being there's a lot of stability and I think the board are working very, very hard behind the scenes to continue to try to strengthen the squad," he said.

"I think reading about all the speculation and things of that nature, if you want to read it then go ahead but I wouldn't take too much notice of it.

"What people should take notice of is the board is working very hard to strengthen the squad and if we strengthen then, based on our points total last year, hopefully we'll achieve our goal of getting into the Champions League this upcoming season."