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Danny Rose: Tottenham don't need to worry about losing Harry Kane

Danny Rose says Harry Kane has no thoughts about leaving Tottenham Hotspur, telling the Evening Standard the club does not have to worry about losing any players in "the foreseeable future."

Rose, 26, signed a new five-year deal in September, while Kane, 23, followed suit with a five-and-a-half-year deal last month, but they are among several Spurs players whose displays have attracted the attention of others clubs.

Dele Alli, 20, Eric Dier, 22, and Kyle Walker, 26, have also been linked with moves but Rose believes the age of Mauricio Pochettino's squad is an advantage.

"I don't think we're vulnerable to that at the moment because of the age of the players. For example, Harry Kane's mindset is not like that at all," the England international said.

"He is already a club legend at Tottenham and he wants to break records and win things here. But if that situation ever changed, Harry could make that decision in five years' time and he would still be only 28.

"For the foreseeable future I don't think Spurs have to worry about players wanting to leave to achieve success elsewhere."

Rose has a close relationship with Pochettino and he has spoken to the manager about reports he is admired by Manchester United, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.

The former Leeds player, who joined Spurs as a 16-year-old from Elland Road, says Pochettino has advised him to enjoy his football and focus on winning trophies with Tottenham.

"I have a relationship with my manager where I can go to speak to him, and I have been to him about those reports. We spoke about a lot of things," he said.

"I am not playing football just for the fun of it. I want to play to win things. I have seen what's been around in the last couple of months. I am over the moon considering what people's opinions of me were three or four years ago.

"I'm 26 now and I could be retired in eight years' time, if I stay fit and healthy. When I am 34 or 35, I want to look back and see that I have won something. That is the next step for this team, and to do it we have to keep everyone together as long as possible.

"The best piece of advice the manager has given me over the last three years was something he gave me a couple of weeks ago: just enjoy your football -- which is what I am going to do. I am not going to be distracted by anything else."

Under Pochettino, Rose has established himself as England's left-back but he says he is still learning in a role which he only started playing regularly when on loan at Sunderland in the 2012-13 season.

When he returned from the Stadium of Light -- where Tottenham play in the Premier League on Tuesday night -- Rose had the option of playing left-back for Spurs or playing in midfield for a Championship club.

"It is not my natural role," he said. "Even now I'm still getting used to it, understanding what I need to do from a tactical point of view. When I was growing up, I would never watch left-backs.

"I took the left-back option and look where I am today, so I am thankful it has worked out the way it has. I remember I got a lot of stick from Tottenham fans a few years ago when I had a bad season, but they need to realise that left-back wasn't my position. It was only my second year playing at left-back.

"The stick I received was very unfair and I was very unhappy after that season [2013-14]. This is the first time I have had a manager who has taken time to show me what I need to do better. That is why I have come on in leaps and bounds.

"I have done lots of drills, had one-to-one meetings with the manager, looked at video clips from training and games. I might sit in his office for anything from half-an-hour to two hours, discussing football.

"Marcelo [of Real Madrid] and [Barcelona's] Jordi Alba are two players I admire a lot, but there is nobody in the Premier League I am in awe of."