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Not a priority: Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham are focused on trying to win the Europa League amid Cristian Romero speculation

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Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says speculation over the future of defender Cristian Romero is not important, with everyone at the club focused on an "unbelievable opportunity" in the Europa League.

"I am sure there is a lot or if you ask me a lot of questions about my future, you’d probably get some great headlines out of that as well, but it doesn’t change [anything]. Do you know what’s important right now?

"It is not Cristian Romero’s future or anyone else’s future, it is that we have an unbelievable opportunity to do something special at this football club and for me and everyone involved internally, that is what we’re concentrating on.

"Let’s put our heads down and make sure, because I think for our supporters that is what’s the most important thing to them.

“Right now all they care about is that we’re in the last four of a European competition and we want to do something special. That is where our focus is."

Before Bodo's visit in next week's first leg, Postecoglou's struggling Spurs visit Liverpool, with Arne Slot's champions-elect needing just a point to wrap up the title.

Postecoglou was a Liverpool fan as a boy but says he wants Spurs to give a good account of themselves on Sunday, even if their primary focus is elsewhere.

"I'm an almost 60-year-old adult, I've gone past my boyhood crushes, so it's got no, [that will have] no impact whatsoever," he said, when asked about his previous affection for Liverpool.

"I have great admiration for the football club, yes, I supported it when I was younger, but that was 50-odd years ago, so we've well and truly moved on since then.

"You want to go there and compete against, obviously, a very good side, and compete well and it’s not just about getting through unscathed, you want to get through having played well against the top team.

"And I think irrespective of what's on the horizon, that's the primary importance. We are well aware our league form and league position is not good enough.

"But we also know there is an unbelievable opportunity on the horizon. I think irrespective of, this club has had many seasons and a lot of clubs have had seasons where they have done outstandingly well in the league but don’t have the opportunity we have right now of being in the final four of a major European competition.

"That is where the focus is and where the focus should be irrespective, especially of a club that hasn’t had a lot of success recently. We have got a wonderful opportunity.

"The players have and the club has and collectively if we give ourselves every opportunity to progress to a final then I think hopefully the momentum we gain from that will give us a chance to do something special."