Redknapp threatened to sue journalist

Harry Redknapp threatened to “sue the bollocks” off a journalist as the football boss and his former employer gave conflicting excuses for an alleged offshore tax fiddle, a court heard yesterday.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss was “feigning ignorance” about his illegal dealings for six years before his arrest, prosecutors claimed. Redknapp was said to have told police “I don’t fiddle” as he and co-defendant Milan Mandaric gave contradicting explanations for the £189,000 (€227,000) “bung”.

The Londoner had earlier told News of the World reporter Rob Beasley that Mandaric “don’t know what he is fucking talking about”.