Harry Redknapp - happy with squad.
LEVY WANTS SPECIAL SIGNING - REDKNAPP By Ben Rumsby, Press Association Sport
Harry Redknapp has revealed Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy had been urging him to splash the cash in the January transfer window.It was widely thought Spurs needed to sell before they could buy when the window opens on Saturday, but it now appears
Levy is ready to bankroll the club's push for a second straight Champions League campaign and even a tilt at the Barclays Premier League title.Manager Redknapp is eager to reinforce his squad but is reluctant to make signings just for the sake of it, admitting
finding the right players was proving difficult.
"The owner would like me in all honesty to go and spend his money and buy somebody who could make the difference," he said.
"But I don't know where that player is.
"I know where they are but they're not for sale - we can't go and buy the people that you'd put your life on.
"Anybody whose got anybody who's real top class, they don't want to sell them at this stage of the season.
"We're not in the situation where we need to panic buy.
"Unless it's somebody who's going to make a difference to the team then we really wouldn't bother."
Redknapp's problem is improving a squad that is already one of the strongest in the country.He added: "We've got good players. We've got players that are getting better, which is great.
"(Gareth) Bale, what a year he's had. Luka Modric, he's just been incredible.
"You've got (Rafael) van der Vaart here now who's come in and, when he's been fit and playing, has just been fantastic."
Several players have been linked with loan or permanent moves away from White Hart Lane during the window, including Robbie Keane, David Bentley, Luka Modric, Giovani dos Santos, Niko Kranjcar and the injury-blighted Jonathan Woodgate.Redknapp insisted no agreements had been reached with any club and reiterated Keane was available for permanent transfer only.
"He still could play a big part for us, I think," said Redknapp on the prospect of no suitable bid being forthcoming.
Tottenham host Fulham in their first match of 2011 and Redknapp believes the final games of 2010 have proven decisive in the Premier League season, with the Spurs boss declaring the battle for Champions League qualification a five-horse race.
"Not being disrespectful to the other teams but, the position we're in, it really is beginning to look like it could be the five teams pushing for the Champions League places," said Redknapp, whose side will go fourth if they win.
"Who are you going to knock out? You're not going to knock Man United out, Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City.
"It looks like we're going to finish fifth, having said all that!"
He added: "We want to be right up there challenging to get into the Champions League next year and even higher if we can."
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