Redknapp: foreign owners eroding art of management

HARRY REDKNAPP predicts the Barclays Premier League will soon be dominated by foreign owners whose interference will erode the art of management.

Manchester City’s £32.4million (€40m) acquisition of Robinho sent shockwaves through the game as new investors the Abu Dhabi United Group flexed their financial muscle.

Even Chelsea, bankrolled by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, were outmanoeuvred for Robinho and Redknapp fears the Brazilian’s arrival at Eastlands continues a worrying trend.