Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou pranks reporters with Lewis Hamilton transfer gag

Ange Postecoglou was in good spirits on Friday during her pre-match press conference.

The Tottenham manager told those in attendance he was upset about missing out on the deal in the January transfer window… but wanted Lewis Hamilton all the best!

The seven-time champion is join Ferrari from Mercedes in a movement that shocked Formula 1 Around the world, many joked that the Italian team completed the best offer of the deadline day, something Postecoglu picked up.

“Probably the only disappointment was yesterday, I thought we had a really good chance,” he told the media.

“But the club just didn't feel it was the right decision for us, so I was disappointed.

“But it ended up at Ferrari, so we have to face it.

He let his words hang there for a split second to stare at the stunned faces in front of him. “Look at everyone! You were ready to write.

“I was going to take a break only for his (press officer's) phone to blow up, but it was good, man, good.

“You had a flat day yesterday, so I'm trying to cheer you up.”

The coach spoke of a deadline day that was calmer than usual and in which the teams controlled their expenses.

Shortly after, Postecoglou He reflected on the dealings on his own side, as he spoke of his joy at the business they did that he saw Timo Werner He joins on loan and Radu Dragusin arrives from Geona.

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He commented: “From our perspective we had some clear objectives.

“One was that we had a real gap in central defence, especially after letting Davinson Sánchez go, and bringing Radu in early was great and bringing Timo in early was also great for us.

“With the absences we've had due to injuries and particularly having Sonny (Son Heung-min) out (in the Asian Cup), the good thing about having them early is that they've already made a contribution.

“If you leave it until the last day, it still takes time for the boys to adapt, but they have both adapted very well.

“With the expenses, we got some good loans. With Alejo it is great for him to have playing time at a good club.” Players like Ashley Phillips and Alfie Devine also got good loans.”

In another boost for Spurs, talkSPORT understands they have beaten Barcelona in the race to sign Swedish star Lucas Bergvall.