Frustrated Redknapp tells QPR chiefs to get deals done
Harry Redknapp has told QPR’s Tony Fernandes-led board they need to be faster to complete transfer deals if the club are to have a chance of staying in the Premier League.
Manager Redknapp has become increasingly frustrated at Rangers’ failure to tie-up the signings of a number of his targets.
They included Joe Cole, who was keen to move to Loftus Road from Liverpool before being handed a chance to return to West Ham, where he started his career under Redknapp.
The former England star scored the Hammers’ equaliser in Saturday’s 1-1 draw against the R’s at Upton Park.
And Redknapp said: “I think we could have got Joe. I would have had Joe about two weeks before West Ham got him.
“I just felt we took a long while to get it sorted. I was talking to Joe’s people three weeks before West Ham even came on the scene.
“I could have got Joe and I wanted to. It just dragged on and I was disappointed not to get him.
“I just think with deals sometimes you have to get them done quickly. Once other people get alerted to players being available you can lose them.”
Redknapp says the club are still trying to seal the signing of Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila.
Terms have been agreed for the France international’s move and Rangers remain confident the deal will soon be rubber-stamped.
“We’re still working on it,” he confirmed.
Redknapp shrugged off suggestions that Everton, Tottenham and Russian outfit Rubin Kazan are looking to sign M’Vila.
But he warned: “You need to get deals done. The longer it goes on the more people get involved and people see his name in the papers.”
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20/01/2013 @ 12:27 pm
Maybe the club believes that really they got it 100% right in the summer and do not need to buy players and that redknapp can make their squad play like champions. Which would explain the feet dragging.