{"id":287556,"date":"2011-03-03T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/03\/tottenham-boss-harry-redknapp-reveals-he-turned-down-offer-from-dubai-based-club-al-ahli-last-season\/"},"modified":"2011-03-03T08:08:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T08:08:00","slug":"tottenham-boss-harry-redknapp-reveals-he-turned-down-offer-from-dubai-based-club-al-ahli-last-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/03\/tottenham-boss-harry-redknapp-reveals-he-turned-down-offer-from-dubai-based-club-al-ahli-last-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp reveals he turned down offer from Dubai-based club Al-Ahli last season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Adithya Ananth<\/h3>\n<h4>3 Mar 2011 08:08:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"68.0279126214\">\n<div readability=\"13.4831460674\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harry Redknapp With Barclays Award\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4f3b753497426_news.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Harry Redknapp With Barclays Award<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"35.2648059905\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/105\/tottenham\">Tottenham<\/a> manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/13420\/harry-redknapp\">Harry Redknapp<\/a> has claimed that he was interested in managing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/united-arab-emirates\/1806\/al-ahli-dubai\">Al-Ahli<\/a> when the UAE club offered him a deal last season.<\/p>\n<p>However, the former Portsmouth boss eventually chose to remain at White Hart Lane and guide Spurs to the top four and achieve Champions League football.<\/p>\n<p>The north London outfit have since managed to put in strong performances on the European stage, and are now in the quarter-finals of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was an offer [from Al-Ahli] and I was intrigued,&#8221; Redknapp said, according to the <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love coming here [to Dubai]. It\u2019s a great way of life; it\u2019s safe, no trouble, you can do things, you can go out in the open. I was interested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Spurs were in Dubai for a few days this week and underwent a warm weather training camp before returning to London to resume their current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything\u2019s been going okay &#8211; we\u2019re hoping to get one or two players back to fitness. That\u2019s the key for us,&#8221; the 64-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve had such a hectic schedule I just thought it would be good to get the players away for five days, just to break it up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019ve trained hard, worked hard and it\u2019s been a good break for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ahli also made headlines in last year for the surprise capture of World Cup-winning defender Fabio Cannavaro and the appointment of David O&#8217;Leary as manager.<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4f3b753497426_news-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/03\/2377109\/tottenham-boss-harry-redknapp-reveals-he-turned-down-offer\" title=\"Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp reveals he turned down offer from Dubai-based club Al-Ahli last season\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp reveals he turned down offer from Dubai-based club Al-Ahli last season<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Adithya Ananth 3 Mar 2011 08:08:00 Harry Redknapp With Barclays Award Related Links Teams Players Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has claimed that he was interested in managing Al-Ahli when the UAE club offered him a deal last season. 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