HARRY REDKNAPP has admitted he would like to return as Tottenham manager if Antonio Conte is sacked.
The Italian could reportedly be dismissed this week after his astonishing rant following Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Southampton.
Coach Ryan Mason has been tipped to takeover in a caretaker capacity while Oliver Glasner and former boss Mauricio Pochettino have been linked with the job more permanently.
Now Redknapp, who managed Spurs between 2008-2012, has entered the fray after revealing he would like to return to the Tottenham dugout.
Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “If someone asks you, I think it would be hard to say no, I’ll be truthful.
“When you love it, you do find it hard to say no, as Roy (Hodgson) and Neil (Warnock) would agree.
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“You look at what you’re doing now, sitting around, having a game of golf, and it’s not the money, it’s the challenge, you love it, the buzz of it, winning a game is a fantastic feeling. It’s hard to say no.”
Redknapp is also open to the possibility of helping out Mason if he was entrusted to take over from Conte.
He believes young managers need all the help they can get, and when asked if he would support 31-year-old Mason, Redknapp replied: “Yeah of course, I would love that.
“With a young manager I often think that they don’t use older figures, but I think there is room for older people to go in with them and work with a young manager, even if it was only for a couple of days a week just to be around. They can bounce ideas off you – I think that’s important.
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“It’s a difficult job and when you’re young it’s important to have someone experienced there with you. I took people like Jim Smith who was older than me, at Portsmouth I’d already managed about 1000 games before I took Jim with me, but he was fanstastic for me.
“I had Frank Lampard Sr with me, I took Glenn Hoddle, Steve McClaren – I think you need good people around you, it’s important.
“It’s a lonely job and you need all the help you can get.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
