Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham are not close to completing any January signings but left the door open for future deals.
Spurs have allowed out-of-favour winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou to join Burnley on loan until the end of the season but are yet to make any additions in January.
"Until today, now, no-one is close to arriving in this transfer window," Pochettino said. "Maybe in five minutes, something happens. But before the press conference, nothing is close."
Their lack of activity has come in stark contrast to most of the Premier League's top six.
Manchester City and Manchester United are reportedly scrapping over Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez while Liverpool have already bought Virgil Van Dijk and sold Philippe Coutinho.
"I am confident always," Pochettino said. "Personally, I never look next to me at what another team is doing. It's about how I believe, how we believe, and how we make things happen."
Since taking over at Tottenham in 2014, Pochettino has only bought one player in January, which was Dele Alli, and he stayed with MK Dons until the following summer.
"You know better than me that if you want to sign players to help you, there must be an opportunity and it's difficult to find this opportunity," Pochettino said.
"Or, like Liverpool or Barca, they pay a lot of money and you cannot stop the players like Van Dijk and Coutinho.
"Or, players that have six, or four and a half months, until the end of their contract - like the Alexis rumours. It's always difficult in this transfer window."
