Nuno Espirito Santo insists his Tottenham dressing room was unaffected by the Harry Kane saga after creating ‘a shield that protects us.’
Talisman Kane handed Spurs a huge boost this week by confirming he will be staying this summer.
Though his well-documented attempts to force through a move to champions Manchester City had the potential to destabilise Nuno’s group.
He said: 'I think we've been able to deal well, with outside things that you cannot control and the expectations.
‘You cannot control that but I think we've been able to deal pretty well with these situations in creating a shield that protects us, realising that there's some things that we cannot control.