Ange Postecoglou insisted he knew nothing about Eric Dier's links to Bayern Munich and told a reporter not to question his integrity when he insisted the defender is injured.
Dier was not included in Tottenham's squad for the FA Cup third round fixture against Burnley at home, which they won 1-0 thanks to Pedro Porro's stunning strike.
That caused suspicion after reports that Bayern Munich had reached a verbal agreement with the 29-year-old to bring him to Germany.
Asked about Dier, Postecoglou said:'Yeah, he's injured.