Source: Daily_Mail
Prince Harry! Tottenham boss Redknapp wanted to spearhead Middle East shake-up
[LNB]Sought after: Harry Redknapp[LNB]Harry Redknapp iswanted to becomemanager of ambitiousDubai club Al Ahli, asthey spearhead grandplans to overhaulfootball in the MiddleEast. [LNB]The Tottenham boss ison the brink of realisinga dream by taking thenorth London club intothe Champions Leagueand would be expectedto turn down anyovertures yet Dubaisources believeRedknapp will givetheir proposal seriousconsideration. [LNB]The club, known as theRed Knights, are ownedby the Crown Prince ofDubai, Sheik Hamdanbin Mohammed AlMaktoum, who hasstrong sporting linksand was educated atthe London School ofEconomics. [LNB]He wants the UAELeague to obtaingreater credibility,rather than just beingthought of as acash-rich playgroundfor players in thetwilight of their careers,and he sees Redknappas the ideal man toattract talent. [LNB]Breakthrough: Redknapp led Spurs to their first ever Champions League tilt[LNB]The Prince believesRedknapp, as Englishfootball's Manager ofthe Year, will help drawbetter quality playersand help to put bettercoaching in place forhomegrown stars ofthe future in turnhelping the nationalside to compete at aworld level. [LNB]Al Ahli were coached byformer Chelseaassistant manager HenkTen Cate for a shortspell this year, but heresigned after leadingthem to a disappointingseventh place. [LNB]Now they are lookingfor a manager who canrestore them to formerglories and share theirambitions. [LNB]Redknapp, 63, topstheir wish list.He has just one year lefton his Tottenhamcontract and thesources in Dubaibelieve that, if he turnsAl Ahli down now, thedetermined club maytry to capture himagain next year.[LNB] John Terry urges Tottenham target Joe Cole to sign a new deal at Chelsea Chelsea aim to clinch cut-price move for Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun as Joe Cole prepares to leave Stamford BridgeCity face Dzeko decision time as clock ticks on Wolfsburg star's £34m clause Spurs join City and Everton in race to sign brilliant Benfica hitman Cardozo TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
