Harry has no plans to bring in new faces

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admits he is unlikely to dip into the transfer market to keep his side in the race for the Premier League title.

Third-placed Spurs have lost just once in the league since the end of August, but slipped up by drawing at Swansea on Saturday.

But Redknapp says he has no plans to bring in new faces as a stimulus in their bid for a first title since 1961, believing he already has adequate depth in his squad with the likes of Jermain Defoe and Michael Dawson returning from injury lay-offs.

“I don’t really see us doing anything,” said Redknapp. “I’d be surprised. It’s hard to find players, I couldn’t say that we have anyone in mind we would want to bring in. It is difficult to see me bringing anybody in really as we have a strong squad. I have Michael Dawson coming back and I have Ledley King so we are not short there.

“The young right-back Kyle Walker has done well, I have an excellent left-back in Benoit Assou-Ekotto and we have cover there with Danny Rose so I am not short anywhere. Tom Huddlestone will come back too so really we are okay, we just need to keep cracking on.”

Spurs have been linked with a move for Manchester City’s wantaway striker Carlos Tevez, with either a permanent or loan move reportedly on the cards, although AC Milan are favourites to sign the Argentina international.

And Redknapp has reiterated that Tevez’s wages all but rule Tottenham out of a deal.

“He is a fantastic player but I can’t see that I could afford his wages, he is on over £200,000 a week, we don’t pay that sort of money, it’s way beyond what we can pay,” he said.