Newcastle won't sell Andy Carroll to Tottenham, says Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp insists that Tottenham are nowhere near to completing a deal to sign Newcastle striker Andy Carroll. Spurs have been chasing a deal for England target-man Carroll, but Redknapp poured cold water on the transfer talk by claiming Newcastle were resisting any offers. He said: 'I can't see Carroll coming here, he's a good player but Newcastle won't sell him.' Won't come cheap: Redknapp suggested Carroll was valued at £30m-40mThe White Hart Lane boss also suggested that the Magpies' hefty valuation of the player put him out of Spurs' league. Redknapp added: 'He's a good player, he's a handful, you'd like to have him in your team. But we are nowhere near getting Andy Carroll. How much is he? You are talking £30million to 40million.' Newcastle manager Alan Pardew revealed on Sunday that he is determined to hang on to his big-name players and build the club's future around the likes of Carroll. Pardew said: 'The most important people at the club are the players we have and who are doing well, the Andy Carrolls, [Cheik] Tiotes and Steven Taylors of this world. Crocked: Carroll sat out Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby with a thigh injury 'We need to make sure they stay part of the fabric of this club and we build on those with the good senior players, the Kevin Nolans, the Joey Bartons and [Steve] Harpers that we have around them. 'We have a nice balance at the moment and it's important we keep that nucleus and build on it. 'My main job so far has been to secure the nucleus rather than to build on it. 'The difficulty is that because we are a team that's not in the Champions League, we are vulnerable to Champions League teams who can pay salaries that are very difficult for us.'  Pardew warns Tottenham that Carroll is not for sale after renewed £30m interestPremier League big guns on alert as 'new Drogba' Lukaku targets switchRedknapp: Man United stalemate is proof Spurs are good enough for titlePienaar to renew talks with Chelsea as Everton reject offer from Tottenham  Explore more:People: Harry Redknapp, Andy Carroll Places: Newcastle, United Kingdom

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