Spurs gunning for Gallas - Redknapp

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed his interest in signing former Arsenal defender William Gallas on a free transfer. The France centre-back has yet to find a new club since leaving Arsenal over the summer and has been linked with the likes of Juventus and Panathinaikos.However, he could now make the short move across north London to join the Gunners' arch-rivals after Redknapp revealed he has discussed a possible deal.Redknapp believes Gallas, who turns 33 next week, would be an ideal acquisition and is waiting to see if a deal can be agreed for him to link up with Spurs. "I like Gallas," said Redknapp. "I think he's a great free transfer. "It's a possibility. He hasn't been greedy at all. His people have rung up and we spoke about it."I thought at the start of the year there were three fantastic free transfers available - David James, the England goalkeeper, Joe Cole and William Gallas."He's a player I think would be a good player, he's an experienced player. He's played at the top level, he won championships with Chelsea."Redknapp dismissed his Arsenal connections as a problem and added: "You can go on for ever about that. He played for Chelsea as well. We put too much importance on that all the time."If he comes in and plays rubbish, then the crowd will slaughter him. If he comes in and plays great, they will love him. That's football."Redknapp is also optimistic that Spurs can push Arsenal all the way this season and potentially finish above their staunch rivals in the Premier League.He said: "We were behind Arsenal by miles for years and years and years, but now we've got a chance to really push them and get above them. That would be great for Tottenham fans and it's possible."If Arsenal had lost their last game of last season, we would have finished above them last year. We finished fourth, our best-ever finish (in the Premier League) and we have to build on that now."It's about time somebody else won the championship. It's not impossible. The sky's the limit and we've got to go for it."Tottenham will never get a better chance. We just need to improve that little bit. I still feel we need one or two top quality players to tip the balance for us."

Source: Team_Talk