Pochettino ready to fight

London - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said he will fight to keep his best players in the close season amid reports that he could face a battle to hang on to goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

Lloris has been linked by British media with a switch to Manchester United as a potential replacement for David De Gea, who has been touted for a possible return to Spain with Real Madrid.

Although Pochettino dismissed that idea as mere speculation, he said he was prepared to scrap to keep the spine of his team in tact.