Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes his side have a real chance of winning the Premier League this season.
Redknapp, who guided Spurs to their highest Premier League finish of fourth last term, is preparing for the club's maiden Champions League campaign.
And the 63-year-old believes this season could see the White Hart Lane club lift the league championship trophy for the first time in 50 years.
Contenders
"I feel we could contend for the title; we have got the players here," said Redknapp.
"We have to aim for it. We could win the championship.
"Last year, we went in saying we wanted to finish in the top four and if you don't aim for things, you have no chance."
Redknapp, who has added only the Brazilian midfielder Sandro to his first-team squad so far this summer, admits he will need to bolster his resources if Spurs are to challenge in Europe.
"The Champions League is massive - forget budgets - we just want to be there," he said.
"If we can get into the group stages, we can make an impact. We have good players - some fantastic ones at our club. And they can get better.
"We are going to have to rotate at times - we cannot play the best players all the time. I feel that, if we can bring one or two players in, it will make a difference."
Disappointed
Redknapp also lamented missing out on Joe Cole to Liverpool, admitting the England midfielder had been on the brink of penning a Spurs deal.
"We are disappointed to miss out on Joe Cole because he was a great free transfer and he must have had a better offer from Liverpool," added Redknapp.
"I spoke to him a month ago and I thought he was coming here. He wanted to come to Tottenham. He had made his mind up - I had no doubt about that. But a month went by and Liverpool moved in."
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