Source: Eurosport
Redknapp denies Bassong bid
Harry Redknapp has rubbished reports that Tottenham have submitted a bid for Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong, although admitted the defender is a player he is interested in.[LNB]Reports emerged on Sunday that Newcastle had rejected a £10million bid from Spurs after the club's chief scout watched the 23-year-old Frenchman in action in the friendly at home to Leeds in midweek.[LNB]Redknapp is likely to be in the market for a defender with Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson set to miss the start of the season through injury while Ledley King has yet to kick a ball this summer.[LNB]But, speaking in Hong Kong following Tottenham's 2-0 defeat to South China in an exhibition match, Redknapp denied the club have made a bid for Bassong.[LNB]"It is not true. Not since I have been here," he said. "He is a player that I was interested in. I like Bassong, he is a young player with a good future and a good central defender.[LNB]"I don't think we have made an offer as far as I know. I am sure the chairman has not made an offer."
