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Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has said the Spurs hierarchy "know where I am" if they want him to replace current interim boss Igor Tudor – so could the 79-year-old make a sensational return to north London?

Redknapp enjoyed a successful near four-year spell at Tottenham between 2008 and 2012, winning 71 of 144 Premier League games and securing top-four finishes in two of his three full seasons.

Tudor has lost all four games since replacing Thomas Frank on 14 February, leaving them just a point above the Premier League's bottom three and needing to overturn a 5-2 first-leg deficit against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Tudor's position has come under intense scrutiny following his decision to substitute Antonin Kinsky after the goalkeeper gifted early goals to Marcos Llorente and Julian Alvarez in Tuesday's heavy defeat in Spain.

Speaking at the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Redknapp played down rumours of a return to Tottenham but told Sky Sports: "They know where I am if they need me.

"They need somebody to go in there and give them a lift and make them believe in themselves.

"They're bang in trouble, I must be truthful. It's going to be tight at the bottom, isn't it?"

In an interview with Talksport earlier this week, Redknapp revealed he had spoken with former Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, who told him he would have offered Redknapp the manager's job at Spurs until the summer.

"I got a phone call last week from Daniel, funnily enough," Redknapp said. "I think I spoke to him once since I left all that time ago. I was in the car last week and suddenly my phone goes – it's Daniel Levy.

"I was on the phone to him for about half an hour. He said to me: 'If I was there now, and I'm not just saying it, I would bring you back until the end of the season, Harry'. That would have been interesting."

If he did make a dramatic return to the club, Redknapp – who this week was named as a contestant on ITV reality show 'I'm A Celebrity… South Africa' – would be by far the oldest manager to take charge of a Premier League club.

Aged 79 years and 12 days, Redknapp is two and a half years older than current record holder Roy Hodgson was when he left Crystal Palace in February 2024.

Redknapp is currently 10th on the list of oldest Premier League bosses, having left his last top-flight role with QPR in 2015 - a month before his 68th birthday.

He would not be the only big name to make a surprise return to management this season.

Ex-Leicester, Aston Villa, Sunderland and Nottingham Forest manager Martin O'Neill, 74, is currently in his second interim spell in charge of Celtic, while Neil Warnock, 77, was recently named caretaker boss at National League South side Torquay United.

Speaking to Radio 5 Live, former Premier League goalkeeper Rob Green said Redknapp's return to Spurs would be even more "left-field" than O'Neill's appointment at Celtic Park.

"I think it is even further for Spurs, but that is the sort of expertise in man management [they need]," he said. "It is a different kind of manager than the coaches we have now.

"The players have to have a charismatic leader to go in and lift the place, and certainly make them feel better about themselves.

"[Redknapp] is a manager that knows the club well. He certainly has a skill at getting the best out of people and people feeling good about themselves on the pitch.

"But for now, I just don't see someone who has been out of the game in the country for as long as he has [coming back into management].

Earlier this season, Tottenham's Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence were widely criticised for refusing to shake former manager Frank's hand following a limp home defeat to Chelsea - behaviour which former Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel says Redknapp would not condone.

"Can you imagine a player not shaking his hand after a game?" Friedel told the BBC's Sportsworld. "That player wouldn't be in the squad for the next game.

"When they fired Thomas Frank, I was one of the people that said to get someone like Harry - very similar to what Celtic did [with O'Neill] after [sacking] Wilfried Nancy.

"Harry would have gone in and said the right things."

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Igor Tudor has come out fighting at Tottenham's training ground.

The Croat is facing the sack after four defeats from his four matches in charge but he isn't feeling sorry for himself and has urged his players to follow suit.

He has told his players not to think the world is against them - nor to believe that they are somehow cursed by "black magic".

"Don't act like the victim" was the overriding message.

But that is easier said than done, of course, particularly considering their extensive injury list that has worsened now with Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha to miss the game with concussion.

That, coupled with the absence of Micky van de Ven through suspension, means Tottenham are likely to have Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin at the heart of their defence at Liverpool on Sunday.

So if the Tottenham players are feeling down in the dumps, then it is understandable.

Regardless, Tudor isn't standing for it and has challenged his players to stand up and be counted in their fight against relegation.

Tottenham interim boss Igor Tudor says his players can either "cry or fight" as they seek to turn around their dire situation and avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Tudor, 47, has overseen four consecutive defeats - including three in the Premier League - in a dismal start since he succeeded Thomas Frank on 14 February.

The poor form has left Spurs just one point above the bottom three heading into Sunday's visit to Premier League holders Liverpool and facing the prospect of a first relegation from the top flight since 1977.

The club's season hit a new low during Tuesday's 5-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid, in which they fell 4-0 down inside 22 minutes.

"Not an easy situation, not an easy moment. [It's a] big challenge to change things," Tudor told the media on Friday.

"Like everything in life, you can choose how to see the situation. You can cry or you can fight. You can be the victim or you can change something. This is the message I communicated to the players.

"The bottle is either half empty or half full. Nothing is full here, there are a lot of empty things.

"Difficult moments don't last forever. I believe the players who take this as an opportunity, who stand up with the courage to change these things, will become better people and players afterwards.

"It is about all of us."

Liverpool have lost just one of their last 31 home league games against Tottenham Hotspur (W21 D9), and are unbeaten in 14 (W10 D4) since a 2-0 loss in May 2011.

Tottenham Hotspur have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games against Liverpool (D3 L12), losing the last four in a row since a 2-1 home win in September 2023.

Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur is the highest scoring fixture in Premier League history, with 209 goals. Liverpool have scored 127 of these, with only the Reds themselves netting more against a specific opponent in the competition (131 vs Newcastle).

Liverpool have lost nine Premier League games this season, more than they did in 2023-24 (4) and 2024-25 (4) combined (8). The Reds last suffered 10+ defeats in a league season in 2015-16 (10), and last did so under a single manager in 2014-15 under Brendan Rodgers (12).

Tottenham Hotspur have earned 19 of their 29 points in the Premier League this season away from home, a ratio of 66%. In the competition’s history, only Ipswich Town in 2024-25 (68% - 15/22) and Crystal Palace in 1997-98 (67% - 22/33) have ever earned a larger share of their points on the road.

Tottenham Hotspur have lost each of their last five Premier League games; only in February 1994 (7) and November 2004 (6) have they ever suffered 6+ successive defeats in their league history.

Only Sunderland (25) have seen fewer goals in the first halves of their Premier League games this season than Liverpool (28 – 16 for, 12 against), while only Burnley’s first halves have seen more goals (46) than Tottenham Hotspur’s (42 – 16 for, 26 against). On the other hand, Liverpool’s second halves have produced a league-high 59 goals (32 for, 27 against).

Tottenham are the only side without a Premier League win so far in 2026, drawing four and losing seven of their 11 games. Only five times has a team gone longer without a win from the start of a calendar year in the competition – Crystal Palace in 2016 (12) and 2023 (12), Middlesbrough in 2017 (14), Sunderland in 2003 (17) and Derby in 2008 (18).

Liverpool’s Mo Salah has scored 16 goals in his career against Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions (14 for Liverpool, 1 for Fiorentina, 1 for Basel), his joint-most against a single opponent (also 16 v Manchester United). 12 of those have come in the Premier League, with only Alan Shearer (14) netting more against Spurs in the competition.

Richarlison has been involved in more Premier League goals against Liverpool than any other opponent (8 – 5 goals, 3 assists), including five in five games with Spurs (3 goals, 2 assists). His next goal or assist will be his 100th in the Premier League (72 goals, 27 assists currently), with only two Brazilians reaching that milestone previously (Roberto Firmino 132, Gabriel Jesus 118).

What are the Premier League concussion rules?

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Tottenham will be without Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha as they follow Premier League's concussion rules after a clash of heads against Atletico Madrid in the midweek.

The FA has strict procedures on dealing with head injuries and the guidelines for dealing with possible concussion operate under the tagline of 'if in doubt sit them out'.

It means that if a player has suspected concussion at any level of football "they must be immediately removed from the pitch, whether in training or match play".

If a player is judged to be concussed, they should be supervised for 24 hours and begin a six-stage 'return to play' process. This starts with an initial 48-hour period of rest with minimal physical and 'cognitive' activities, such as working and using screens.

The FA then recommends "a staged and graduated return to full daily activities", where "football training is allowed, but at a rate that does not worsen existing symptoms more than mildly or produce new symptoms".

The second stage allows light exercise, followed by the final four stages of football-specific exercise, non-contact training, full-contact training, and finally a full return to play.

Read more on the Premier League's concussion protocol here

Analysis - Tudor comes out fighting

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Sami Mokbel

BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

Igor Tudor has come out fighting at Tottenham’s training ground.

The Croat is facing the sack after four defeats from his four matches in charge, but he isn’t feeling sorry for himself and has urged his players to follow suit.

He’s told his players not to think the world is against them – nor to believe that they are somehow cursed by “black magic”.

“Don’t act like the victim,” was the overriding message. But that is easier said than done, of course, particularly considering their extensive injury list that has worsened now with Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha to miss the game with concussion.

That, coupled with the absence of Micky van de Ven through suspension, means Tottenham are likely to have Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin at the heart of their defence at Liverpool on Sunday.

So if the Tottenham players are feeling down in the dumps, then it is understandable.

Regardless, Tudor isn’t standing for it and has challenged his players to stand up and be counted in their fight against relegation.

'Life is about what is enough for you'

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Tottenham manager Igor Tudor was asked who is finding the current situation the most difficult: "Everyone is finding it difficult. If you want to find it difficult and find challenges. To give this in measures of one, two or three, that is not the point.

"Like is life. In life you can be happy with the small things or be unhappy and have almost everything. Life is about what is enough for you, you choose that. Football is also part of life. How you see the situation? You choose."

'The right and the best things are not easy'

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Tottenham manager Igor Tudor was asked how concerned he is about the mental health of his players: "We are trying to help them and we provide everything we can from the club. This is the job we are paid for. It is part of the job, to be under stress and choose what you want to do.

"It is not easy but, all good things are not easy. Messages in training are the same. When we do difficult things, that is the message. The right and the best things are not easy."

Vicario 'will be in goal' against Liverpool

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Igor Tudor was asked if Guglielmo Vicario was dropped for the Atletico Madrid game, which Antonin Kinsky started but was subbed off for Vicario in the 17th minute: "The idea was to make him [Antonin Kinsky] play because first of all he is a good goalkeeper and being in this situation, in this period, to give some freshness in the goal in a different competition The idea was to start him but after what happened of course it is a little bit different."

Will Vicario come back in against Liverpool?: "He is good. He will be in the goal."

Palhinha, Romero and Udogie could be available for Forest

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More from Tottenham manager Igor Tudor on Joao Palhinha and Cristian Romero and how long they may be out for.

The club follows concussion protocols following their clash of heads in Tuesday's defeat at Atletico Madrid.

Tudor said: "I don't know. I think they will be back for sure for Nottingham Forest, maybe even the Champions League. I don't know exactly [what the injury is] but they will probably be back."

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Kinsky 'has the strength and quality to have a very good career'

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More from Tottenham manager Igor Tudor on whether he has any hesitation about playing Antonin Kinsky moving forwards, after substituting the 22-year-old goalkeeper after 17 minutes in Tuesday's defeat at Atletico Madrid: "He will play for sure. He came back the day after and was very good and positive in training. Nothing else. This is probably the first and last time that this happened in my life and the life of a lot of people.

"It is the same message that I had before. You can go out and be the victim - everyone was sending messages of help and 'I am with you' and this is nice also.

"But, sometimes, in 2025 in this social media life - it is more important what you say than what you do. But, as I said before, this is a mistake, he will be for sure in his career - make other mistakes - but I think he has the strength and quality in front of him to have a very good career."

Romero, Van de Ven, Bissouma & Palhinha all out

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Tottenham manager Igor Tudor on team news and whether Joao Palhinha and Cristian Romero can play after clashing heads in midweek: "No, no. They are out. Micky [van de Ven] is also out. [Yves] Bissouma is out with a muscle [injury]. Conor [Gallagher] has some fever, but probably will be in.

"We have a lot of problems to make first eleven. This is how it is at this club. It happens all the time. We start to build something and then something happens like a red card in the last game or three or four injuries.

"It is very rare, I have never had this situation in my career where you have two players missing every game. It is very unusual but you have to accept this and try and change the things we can change. These things we cannot."

'You can cry or you can fight'

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Tottenham manager Igor Tudor on the situation the club find themselves in: "Tough. For sure. Not just because of the last game but because of the period. Not easy situation, not easy moment. Big challenge to change things. Like everything in life, you can choose how to see the situation.

"You can cry or you can fight. You can be the victim or you can say I can change something and this is the message I want to start with and what I communicate with the players. Everyone speaks and everyone has opinions. The bottle is always half empty or half full. Here, there is nothing full, there are a lot of empty things but difficult moments don't last.

"I believe the players will take this as a challenge, as an opportunity, to stand up with the courage to change things after this period."

No shortage of talking points as Tudor faces media

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Sami Mokbel

BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

It's been another week from hell for Tottenham and Igor Tudor.

You’d forgive the Croat for, the very least, wondering if taking this job was worth it.

A 100% loss record since taking over from sacked Thomas Frank has the Spurs board fearing they have made a grave error of judgement in appointing Tudor in the first place.

Added to that, as BBC Sport reported on Tuesday, a growing disconnect between the manager and the Tottenham squad has left the club in what appears a state of crisis.

That’s before we even mention the narrative regarding his treatment or Antonin Kinsky, who was subbed off after just 17 minutes of his Champions League debut on Tuesday night.

That said, unless a drastic turn of events occur over the next 48 hours, Tudor will remain in charge for Sunday’s clash against Liverpool.

Tudor faces the media ahead of that trip to Anfield this weekend later this afternoon. There won’t be a shortage of talking points.

Another week from hell for Tottenham and Igor Tudor.

You'd forgive the Croat for, at the very least, wondering if taking this job was worth it.

A 100% loss record since taking over from the sacked Thomas Frank has the Spurs board fearing it might have made a grave error of judgement in appointing Tudor in the first place.

Added to that, as BBC Sport reported on Tuesday, a growing disconnect between the manager and the Tottenham squad has left the club in what appears a state of crisis.

That's before we even mention the narrative regarding Tudor's treatment of Antonin Kinsky, who was subbed off after just 17 minutes of his Champions League debut on Tuesday.

That said, unless a drastic turn of events occurs over the next 48 hours, Tudor will remain in charge for Sunday's Premier League game at Liverpool.

Tudor faces the media to preview that trip to Anfield later on Friday. There won't be a shortage of talking points.

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Relegation-threatened Tottenham have given their fans "an extended period" to decide if they want to renew their season tickets amid the "seriousness of the current league position" of their men's team.

Spurs gave their supporters until Tuesday, 27 May last year - two days after the end of the 2024-25 Premier League season - to decide if they wanted to renew for the present campaign.

This time around, fans did have, external until Tuesday, 26 May - two days after this season's final league match to renew - but, in a message sent to fans, they are now giving them between Thursday, 12 March until Sunday, 7 June to reach a decision.

Tottenham, who have lost their past five league games and face a trip to Liverpool on Sunday, are just one point above the relegation zone with nine games remaining.

"We recognise the seriousness of the current league position of our men's team," said the message sent to supporters by Spurs.

They added that "following discussions with our fan advisory board and the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust" they "can confirm the renewal window for 2026-27 will now remain open for an extended period until Sunday, 7 June to ensure fans have full clarity on next season before renewing".

Spurs sacked Thomas Frank as manager in February and replaced him with interim boss Igor Tudor, who has lost his first three Premier League games in charge and suffered a 5-2 defeat at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of his side's last-16 Champions League tie.