Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp unconvinced by Jose Mourinho’s claims that Ronaldo will be missing for Real Madrid

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Despite Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho revealing he will be without three star players – including Cristiano Ronaldo – for the Champions League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp isn’t convinced.

Mourinho has claimed he will be without Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Marcelo through injury.

“The medical staff have told me they are only fit for Athletic Bilbao Real’s league game that follows the Tottenham match. Cristiano, Marcelo and Benzema can only play in Bilbao,” Mourinho was quoted as saying in The Guardian.

Madrid play Sporting Gijon in the Spanish Primera Division this weekend, though Mourinho insists he will not be resting any of his key players,

“Saturday’s game is more important than Tottenham. I can’t rest anyone. If we lose this, we lose the league. If we lose on Tuesday we can turn things around in London.”

Redknapp remains unconvinced about Mourinho’s claims of Real’s injury troubles, and says Tottenham will prepare to face Ronaldo.

“Is that what he said? Do you think he will? We’ll have to see.”

The Spurs boss, though, insists he will not be getting involved in any of Mourinho’s mind games.

“No, not with me. We’ve got Wigan and that is a massive game. We’ve got to try to get in that top four again. If you were out there in the morning you would have seen William Gallas, when he tried to kick the ball he collapsed in pain. He has had two scans this week. I don’t know whether he’ll need an operation. We’ve shut him down again until Monday. I’m not kidding anyone about him.”