Doubts remain over Redknapp future

On Tuesday night Redknapp was moved to discredit speculation he was on his way out as “scandalous”, but those reports intensified last night with some news agencies claiming he could leave within 24 hours.

Redknapp, who has a year to run on his contract, is understood to have held talks with chairman Daniel Levy yesterday.

Negotiations over a new deal have stalled since the start of the year when Redknapp, who guided Spurs to fourth place in the Barclays Premier League last season, was linked with the then vacant England manager’s job.

In the past week Redknapp has made it known he would be uncomfortable heading into the new season without a longer deal while also defending his relationship with Levy.

It has been claimed, however, that Levy was only willing to offer Redknapp a rolling 12-month contract whereas the former Portsmouth manager is thought to want a longer deal that will make the London club his last job in management.

Redknapp did achieve Levy’s goal of reaching the top four last term, but Spurs missed out on playing in the Champions League after Chelsea’s penalty shootout win over Bayern Munich in the tournament’s final last month.

An exit may seem harsh on Redknapp but his critics point to the fact that his team would have qualified directly for Europe’s premier club competition had they not thrown away a ten-point lead over arch-rivals Arsenal towards the end of the season after a poor run of form.

Reports last night of Redknapp’s imminent departure were further fuelled by a number of bookies closing betting on Everton manager David Moyes being named as his successor. Jurgen Klinsmann and Fabio Capello have also been linked with the post.