Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou pulls prank on journalists with Lewis Hamilton transfer gag

Ange Postecoglou was in a playful mood on Friday during his pre-match press conference.

The Tottenham boss told those in attendance he was upset at missing out on the deal of the January transfer window... but wished Lewis Hamilton all the best!

The seven-time champion is joining Ferrari from Mercedes in a move that shocked the Formula 1 world with many joking the Italian team completed the best deal of deadline day, which Postecoglu picked up on.

"Probably the only disappointing one was yesterday, I thought there was a really good opportunity for us," he told the media.

"But the club just didn't feel it was the right move for us, so disappointed with that.

“But he ended up at Ferrari so we just have to cop it.

He let his words hang there for a split second to take in the stunned faces in front of him. "Look at you all! You were ready to type away.

“I was going to pause just to let his [press officer’s] phone blow up, but it was a good one, mate, a good one.

“You had a flat day yesterday so I’m trying to spark you.”

The manager was talking about the quieter than usual deadline day with teams reigning in their spending.

Shortly after, Postecoglou did reflect on his own side's dealings, as he spoke of his delight at the business they did that saw Timo Werner join on loan and Radu Dragusin arrive from Geona.

He remarked: "From our perspective we had some clear objectives.

"One was we had a real gap at centre-back, especially after letting Davinson Sanchez go, and getting Radu in early was great and getting Timo in early was also excellent for us.

"With the absences from injury we’ve had and particularly having Sonny [Son Heung-min] away [at Asian Cup], the beauty of getting them in early is they’ve already made a contribution.

“If you leave it until the last day it still takes guys time to settle, but they’ve both settled in really well.

'With outgoings, we got some good loans.. With Alejo it's great for him to get game time at a good club. Also players like Ashley Phillips and Alfie Devine got good loans."

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