Recovering Redknapp hopes to return to duty

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp is “optimistic” of returning to duty for Monday night’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Redknapp underwent an operation on a minor blockage in one of his arteries two weeks ago and has been recovering since.

The 64-year-old will consult medical opinion over the feasibility of resuming work, but assistant manager Joe Jordan expects to see him in the dugout at White Hart Lane.