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'Happy' Redknapp has his eyes on England job

ESPN staff
June 7, 2011
An offer from England would give Harry Redknapp plenty to think about © PA Photos
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Harry Redknapp has insisted he is "happy at Tottenham" but admitted he would find it tough to turn down the FA if he was offered the England job.

Redknapp has been linked with the managerial vacancy at Chelsea, but he has insisted he is keen to continue the progress he has made at White Hart Lane and has no plans to move on any time soon.

"There is no situation," Redknapp told Sky Sports News. "I am happy at Tottenham. It is a great club, it has been a great move for me and a great move for Tottenham and it has worked out great.

"I am happy there, it is a great club with fantastic potential. We just need to keep pushing on. Daniel [Levy] the chairman knows that, he is looking for players. That is where my future is but you never know in football. A few bad results and you could be under pressure, but I could not be happier at Tottenham."

One role that could tempt Redknapp is the England job. He has spoken of his desire to manage his country at some stage and would be tempted to succeed Fabio Capello when the Italian passes over the reins.

"It is a difficult job," he said. "This man Capello has found it hard and he has a top record. Whoever has had that job since Alf Ramsey has found it tough. Lots of great managers have tried it and found it hard.

"It is a hard job to take on, it is a poisoned chalice if you like. But if you are English and are offered the job then you would find it hard to say no."

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