Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham will announce a new signing in the next few days.
Spurs have signed three defenders in Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld and Kevin Wimmer so far this summer, but with Roberto Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor both expected to leave the club, Harry Kane is at risk of becoming their sole senior striker.
"We have our target, I think in the next few days maybe something [will] happen," said Pochettino, ahead of Tottenham's trip to Old Trafford on Saturday to face Manchester United in the opening fixture of the new Premier League season.
"No worries about that and the people won't worry about the team because we have a lot of good players that can play like a striker.
"We need to be [more] solid than last season because we scored a lot of goals but the problem was we conceded a lot of goals. If we are more solid maybe we can reduce the gap with the top four."
Pochettino continues to be linked with transfers for Stuttgart's Timo Werner, QPR forward Charlie Austin and West Brom's Saido Berahino.
The latter would likely cost in the region of £20 million and represent a transfer policy Spurs have avoided since their disappointing summer in 2013, when the world-record £86m received from the sale of Gareth Bale to Real Madrid was largely squandered.
Sporting director Franco Baldini's reputation has suffered as a consequence but while Pochettino dismissed reports that the Italian is to leave the club, he also said that Spurs' ability to develop talents like Kane prevents them from needing to spend as they did in 2013, as their rivals -- including Liverpool, who paid £32.5m for Christian Benteke -- continue to do.
"Maybe Liverpool tried to find their Harry Kane but we have Harry Kane," he said. "The people is very happy that our striker is Harry Kane. If you want to find players to compete with or improve Harry Kane it's not easy.
"My vision is [it's] better to sign a player from England but it's true that the market in England is crazy, it's not easy. It's better to bring some players from England but it's not easy, maybe you need to bring some players from Europe.
"[Baldini's not leaving], nothing changed from the last season. Nothing's changed."
Pochettino also insisted Mousa Dembele has a future at White Hart Lane.
The Belgium international's career has been the subject of uncertainty since Pochettino's appointment as Spurs boss last summer.
He was often left out of Pochettino's first-choice midfield and was widely considered unsuited to the Argentinian's preferred intense, high-pressing style of play, but the Tottenham manager believes the player can be a success at the north London club and is working on inspiring an improvement from him.
"Yes, he's in my plans, Dembele," said Pochettino, "I think we need to try to provide him [with a platform] to show his real quality here. It's true the last season was difficult for him, but [not] only was it difficult for him at Tottenham -- with his national team too.
"It's for that reason we need to try to provide him the best position on the pitch or try to find the best position for him, to show the quality that he has.
"We don't have doubts but if he doesn't play, [others believe we have] doubts. I think it is all about football. We need to try stuff to help every player and Mousa is another player we need to help to try to give him the chance of giving his best when he has the facility to play."
In their final pre-season friendlies, Spurs lost 2-0 to Real Madrid on Tuesday before beating AC Milan by the same scoreline a day later.
That unusual schedule so close to their opening Premier League fixture prompted concerns about their conditioning, but Pochettino remained relaxed and said that his only fitness doubts surrounded Ryan Mason, Roberto Soldado and Hugo Lloris.
"We need to assess Hugo, Mason, Soldado, and after take a decision," he said. "Two games was not too much. We shared minutes in the squad. When you play AC Milan or Madrid you need to be focused and aware. It is like you have started the season a week before. Two games was a very good test for us.
"[Manchester United away is] not an easy start. It is never easy in the Premier League and all games are difficult.
"For us it is better to start with Manchester United at Old Trafford. We have experience. We arrive from Munich and played Real Madrid and AC Milan, so we are fit to compete."