Harry Redknapp interview on January transfers, Beckham and taking Chelsea's Top Four spot

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp doesn't anticipate a busy January transfer window and is convinced that Chelsea's current plight is merely a blip.

Speaking ahead of his side's trip to the Hawthorns this afternoon, he also downplayed the chances of David Beckham returning to White Hart Lane and all but wrote off his side's chances of challenging for the league title.

Here's what the Spurs boss had to say:

So, Harry, tough trip to West Brom today. How’s the squad looking?
"Yeah, fine.  Raffers, he’s the biggest doubt, he’s got a bit of a hamstring, he did it playing for Holland. Surprised us that he was fit to play the other day really, he did well to back fit enough to start, but after about 65 minutes he felt it, a couple of twinges.  Felt he was okay, came back yesterday and felt it again yesterday, so he’s struggling a little bit. And Jermain has got a bit of a groin strain so we’ll have to see how he is."

Tell us about the impact that Adebayor and Parker have had on this squad. Is this the best squad you’re had in your time here?
"Well it’s a good squad of players for sure, we’ve got some real… I think we’ve got some outstanding players, you know, it’s got a good balance to it. You know, the players we’ve signed in the last year or a couple of years, people like Walker’s come in now and really been looking a fantastic young right-back, you know.

"Kaboul is playing like the player that I felt he could be when I took him to Portsmouth and then brought him back here, he’s in great form. Obviously Ledley’s been key at the back as well I think, you know, get Ledley back in. Lost Michael Dawson, who was fantastic for us, but lucky enough Ledley’s been fit. You’ve got people like Gallas waiting to play. 

"It’s a good squad, you know, and it’s a good group of players. Sandro’s a fantastic player, can’t get in the team at the moment. So, you know, we’ve got Premier strength in depth."

Do you have transfer plans for January, or is that too far away?
"Not really, I haven’t got anybody I could stand here and say, ‘Yeah, we want to get him’. It’s so difficult, where do you play them? You’ve got people, like I say, like Sandro can’t get in the mid-field, he’s in the Brazilian team, so it’s not easy. 

"There’s no one out there I could look at and say… I mean, there’s players but you’re not going to get them, the top players, but I don’t really see where I’m going to improve us too much with the players that might be available."

Reports suggest David Beckham is possibly signing a deal with PSG, is he a player who you’d have like to bring to White Hart Lane?
"Well I enjoyed having David here, you know, when he came and trained, and he’s a fantastic professional, great buy, but again it would be difficult, I couldn’t bring David in and say ‘Well you’re going to play every week’ because it would be difficult, you know. 

"I’ve got Aaron Lennon playing well, we’re not short there really, so it would be a problem. Listen, wherever David goes he’ll do well because he’s a top class bloke."

Do you look at Chelsea and the way they’re struggling as a team that perhaps you could replace in the top four, or are they too strong to play this badly for this long?
"No, I think Chelsea will turn the corner, you know, they’ll get it right. They’ve got great characters there I think, you know, players that have been there and done it all, won it all, and it’s only a matter of time before they go on a run and pull themselves up the table. At the moment, for the first time in a good number of years, they’re struggling a bit, but I certainly wouldn’t write them off, and I think the young manager will sort it out there and get them going."

Tottenham are priced at 100/1 to win the League, is that worth a few quid?
"No, I wouldn’t, no. No, I’d be quite happy for us just to win it, you know, but it would take it, that’s the odds, that’s a realistic figure, but we are probably, 66/1 or whatever the bookies make you, they’re not going to give you them odds if they really think that you’ve got a chance of taking their money. 

"So it would be difficult, but, as I’ve said it’s not impossible. It’s unlikely, but it’s not impossible."

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