Redknapp 'set to leave Spurs'
Harry Redknapp is set to leave Tottenham Hotspur after nearly four years in charge at White Hart Lane, according to reports by Sky Sports and ESPN.
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Redknapp is reported to have held talks with chairman Daniel Levy amid claims the 65-year-old's tenure at White Hart Lane is set to come to an end.
The Spurs manager's camp and the club have not commented on reports that both parties have not been able to reach agreement over an extension to his current deal, which is due to expire next summer.
It has been claimed that Levy is 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 Europe's top club competition after Chelsea's penalty shootout win over Bayern Munich last month.
An exit may seem harsh on Redknapp but his critics point to the fact that his team would have qualified directly for the Champions League had they not thrown away a 10-point lead over Arsenal towards the end of the season after a poor run of form.
Another source of frustration for Redknapp's critics is that the run coincided with his public flirtation with the idea of becoming England manager, although he denied that had an impact on results.
Redknapp has repeated his call for Levy to hand him a new deal, claiming the impasse could see an exodus of the club's top players like Luka Modric and Gareth Bale.
"The simple situation is, I've got a year left on my contract," he told ESPN Soccernet. "It's up to Tottenham whether they want to extend that contract or not."
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Told you all he'd walk once the going got tough!
No CL footie, no more money in the kitty to spend on expensive signings.
A spend spend spend manager that has left every club he has managed in financial sh1t.
His off filed antics cost Spurs 3rd spot and CL footie.
No wonder Levy lost patience with him.
Failed 2 years in a row to secure CL footie and Levy invested a small fortune in Spurs.
Overrated manager that has won one FA cup in 35 years and spent a fortune bankrupting the club in doing so!!!
What's wrong with a 1 year rolling contract?
If you're good enough the results will speak for themselves and the chairman will offer you a new improved contract.
Deliberately put himself in a position with Spurs where Spurs had no option but to let him go by making demands on the chairman who finally wised up to Redknapp.
Pity some of you Redknapp sycophants haven't done so yet!!!
We should all be glad that Levy has finally wised up! Greedy Old Harry's just got no loyalty.
It's blatently obvious, in the wake of the disaster that Rednapp started with Pompey and Southampton.
Good honest established Clubs that now struggle to survive, after Harry's had his hands on the money.
Levy is wise to Rednapp's greed and lack of loyalty so he has finally given Harry the OLD Boot.
Martinez would work wonders with the Spurs Squad. Get to it Levy and please Spurs loyal supporters.
Spurs need to get rid of Daniel Levy. What is he thinking, only offering a 1 year rolling contact? And this is the latest of his strange decisions, all starting with when he got rid of Martin Jol and sold Dimitar Berbatov.
Harry has achieved the target that was set. This decision will come back to haunt him.
Whenever Spurs seem to be getting it right and challenging, they go and drop a bombshell on themselves.
