Harry Redknapp insists he expects Tottenham to do little business ahead of Monday's transfer deadline despite being linked with Sergio Aguero.
Spurs have been linked with a host of strikers this month, and the departure of Robbie Keane to West Ham has opened up a space in Spurs' 25-man squad that could be filled by the 22-year-old Argentinian.
Reports suggest that the north London outfit have met the £38.5million asking price for Aguero but tax laws have prevented the deal from going ahead.
Tottenham's lack of firepower was exposed on Sunday as they crashed out of the FA Cup at the fourth round stage with a shock 4-0 hammering at London rivals Fulham.
Andy Carroll is also thought to have been on Redknapp's radar for some time now and the Spurs boss admitted that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy could have made a fresh bid for the Newcastle striker.
Redknapp said: "I never made a bid for Andy Carroll. Maybe the chairman did but I never did. Nobody has told me we've made a bid."
Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente is another potential target but Redknapp denied suggestions he had made a bid for the player despite reports in Spain suggesting otherwise.
"Fernando Llorente? No chance. I'm not going back to Spain any more. Definitely not," said Redknapp, referring to his mugging before watching last week's Madrid derby.
Spurs' shortcomings at the back were exposed at Craven Cottage as Fulham ran out comfortable winners against a Spurs side rocked by the first-half dismissal of captain Michael Dawson.
Dawson will now be missing for the next three games and Younes Kaboul has been ruled out for six weeks after Redknapp revealed the centre-half will need an operation on his knee.
Apart from Dawson, that leaves the Spurs boss with Sebastien Bassong as his only fit first-team centre-back as long-term absentees Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate are out and William Gallas is struggling with a hip problem.
Redknapp, who landed Rafael van der Vaart in an 11th hour deal from Real Madrid on the previous deadline day, says he does not intend to make any last-ditch attempts to sign a defender before Monday night's 11pm deadline.
"We are struggling at the moment because we are down to two central defenders," Redknapp said.
"We have one spare defender on our books in Vedran Corluka.
"There is no-one else who can play in the back four.
"It's not ideal but we're not going to find somebody tomorrow. Who is going to find someone good enough to play in the Premier League before Monday night?"
