Join our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Most football fans have a favorite player who they will follow all their life and it seems managers are the same. Sometimes a player can embody everything a manager wants in their playing style therefore the player becomes synonymous with the managers moves. 10. Jose Mourinho and Ricardo Carvalho Mourinho and Carvalho first became acquainted when Mourinho took over Porto in 2002 where they won the Champions League together before Jose moved to Chelsea. It wasn’t long until the special one sanctioned a move for Carvalho and he came to Stamford Bridge for £19.85m. The duo won two premier league titles together until Mourinho moved onto Madrid. Once again Jose couldn’t last without his center back and Carvalho signed...
Harry Redknapp has suggested that Tottenham ‘have to keep’ Harry Kane with them next season. There are suggestions that Kane could look to leave Spurs in the summer transfer window if they fail to secure a Premier League top-four finish this term. The 27-year-old striker is wanted by several heavyweight clubs, but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy won’t sell him to a rival Premier League club. Kane has distanced himself from such rumours, but he has suggested that he will think about his future after the European Championships. The England striker started for Spurs in the 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat against Manchester City on Sunday. The lack of silverware in his career could be a major factor as to why he could leave Spurs this summer. However, the situation is far more complex. Kane still...
Harry Redknapp has expressed his delight to have managed “special talent” Papa Bouba Diop during his time at Portsmouth. The former Senegal international spent three years with Pompey after teaming up with the club from Fulham in 2007. Diop played a key role for Redknapp’s side as they clinched the FA Cup in 2008 and featured in more than 50 games for the club under the English tactician before leaving for AEK Athens. The midfielder passed away on Sunday at the age of 42 after a long illness and Redknapp has expressed his sadness for his demise, while eulogizing him for his contributions during his playing years. “I was very lucky to have managed such a fantastic boy – he was special. He did a great job for me at Portsmouth and I think the Portsmouth fans loved him,” Redknapp told BBC Spor...
Harry Redknapp spoke highly of Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on talkSPORT (7:45am, October 27, 2020). The former Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United manager was impressed with Bamford’s performance against Aston Villa last week. The 27-year-old striker scored a hat-trick last Friday evening, as Marcelo Bielsa’s side got the better of Villa 3-0 away from home at Villa Park in the Premier League. The former Chelsea and Nottingham Forest striker scored first in the 55th minute when he found the back of the net from just yards out after Emiliano Martinez had kept out Rodrigo’s low shot. Bamford made it 2-0 midway through the second half when he turned in Mateusz Klich’s pass from 20 yards. The Englishman completed his hat-trick in the 74th minute, as he curled home Helder Costa’s low ...
Harry Redknapp raved about Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane on talkSPORT (7:40am, October 27, 2020). The former Tottenham manager has been impressed by Kane’s displays this season. Redknapp also spoke highly of Son Heung-min for the way the South Korea international is playing at the moment and has formed a partnership with the England international striker. Redknapp said on talkSPORT (7:40am, October 27, 2020): “Them two are just such fantastic players. Unselfish, they work for the team and I mean Harry Kane. What a professional and what a player. Complete all-round footballer. “Son has just got better and better. As a pair, you can see them being up there when the leading goalscorers are going to be handed out at the end of the year, they are both going to be very close. He can do ev...
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager turned popular football pundit Harry Redknapp has suggested that it would be unfair to promote Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion to the Premier League next season, if the remaining games are not played. Leeds are currently top of the Championship table with one point above West Brom. While the Premier League are desperate to resume the season amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is not clear what approach the EFL will take. Redknapp feels that it would be unfair if Leeds secure promotion without playing the remaining games. “You’d have to look at that and maybe bring up the top two but even that is unfair, really,” he told Sky Sports’ Football Show. “The top two, Leeds this time last year were walking away with the Championship and blew up, so yo...