Harry: We can’t allow anyone leave

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admits he faces a tough battle to keep his fringe players at White Hart Lane this month.

Redknapp insists he will do all he can to persuade the likes of Steven Pienaar, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Niko Kranjcar to stay at the club and claims their presence will play an important part in helping Spurs to achieve their aim of winning their first league title in 51 years.

He will field a much-changed XI for today’s FA Cup third round game against Cheltenham as he rests his first-team players ahead of Wednesday’s Barclays Premier League game against Everton.