Ramos insists: I'm happy to sell players like Keane and Berbatov and bring in 'younger and more talented ones'

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Changing of the (old) guard: Keane and Berbatov are on their way out

Berbatov has been strongly linked to Manchester United, while Keane is the subject of interest from Liverpool.

Ramos has admitted the pair are hugely influential figures at the North London club, but he has given no assurances as to whether they will be Tottenham players in the new season - especially as club policy is to sell older players to make way for younger and more promising ones.

'We’re going to see how this ends, but we’re speaking about two very important footballers,' Ramos told Setanta Sport.

'For the moment they are with us but whatever happens our plan is to have a good squad with a potential that helps us to do better than last year.'

When asked about his objectives for next season, Ramos said Spurs will try and fight for a top-four finish.

The former Sevilla boss reckons his club will continue to sign youngsters and is ready to sell some senior players.

He added: 'We’ve to be realistic, see where we start from and who are going to compete with us.

'Important clubs have been spending a lot of money for years and have a certain advantage, that’s why they say they want to sign our players.

'Obviously we understand there’s a top four composed of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, who are the ones that qualified for the Champions League in the last few years and challenging them is very complicated.

'Our aim is to finish in this top four but we are aware of the fact it’s difficult and that other teams will fight for the same goal.

'At Tottenham we have had a clear philosophy regarding buying and selling for years. You need to understand that this club is in the transfer market, a company that needs to debrief at the end of the financial year.

'The idea is signing young players, promising and talented ones, and if important offers for older players are made, studying it to see what is the best for the club.”