Harry Redknapp has insisted he is only focussed on getting Tottenham back in the Champions League, despite being linked to the England job.
Prior to their loss at Stoke at the weekend, Redknapp’s Spurs had been on an 11-match unbeaten run, and are currently fourth in the Premier League table with a game in hand on third-placed Chelsea.
This impressive run has led to increasing speculation that Redknapp will be the man to replace Fabio Capello when the Italian steps down following Euro 2012.
However, when asked about the prospect of becoming the next England manager, the Spurs’ boss refused to be drawn.
He told reporters: “I just have a job to do here. I just have to get on with my job. That’s all I can do.
“I don’t know what will happen at the end of the season, if anything does.
“I don’t look that far ahead really. I am not a person who thinks about next year or the year after, [if you do that] you start wishing your life away.
“I am only looking at what I am doing now. I have to keep focussed on Tottenham. The only thing that enters my mind is getting them back in the Champions League.”
Redknapp went on to say that the January transfer window coming could provide the perfect opportunity to add to his already talented squad.
The 64-year-old continued: “If someone came along who we felt was special, someone who could make the difference, I think we would go for him.
“The chairman would back me all the way if it was someone who we felt could take us that extra little bit forward.”
Redknapp also conceded that whilst he would love a player of the calibre of the recently-linked Carlos Tevez, a move is unlikely to happen.
He added: “He is a special player, the type of player who could make the difference, but I wouldn’t think that’s a real possibility.”
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