http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7180147.stm
Pompey insist Redknapp will stay
Portsmouth are adamant Harry Redknapp will stay on as manager at Fratton
Park despite him being tipped to succeed Sam Allardyce as boss of Newcastle
United.
A Pompey statement read: "The club has received no approaches for the
services of our valued manager Harry Redknapp. He remains as committed as
ever."
Former Magpies captain Alan Shearer has also been linked with the vacancy,
but is extremely unlikely to take the post.
Sources close to him told the BBC he is happy with his Match of the Day
job.
Redknapp, who recently signed a new improved four-year contract at Pompey,
had earlier distanced himself from speculation linking him to the Magpies.
"There's nothing in my being linked with the job. I am happy on the south
coast," he told the News in Portsmouth. "I have not spoken to anyone from
Newcastle. I really do not know anything about this."
When asked by BBC Radio Solent whether he was interested in taking over at
St James' Park he said it was a "hypothetical question".
Regardless of his stance and Portsmouth's claims, Redknapp has been made
the even-money favourite by several bookmakers.
Other names linked with the job include Martin Jol, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen
Klinsmann, Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi, Blackburn manager
Mark Hughes and former England boss Steve McClaren.
But McClaren appears to be a very remote prospect after Newcastle owner
Mike Ashley quipped last month that the former Boro manager was "there with
the ex-wife on the 'Do not get a Christmas card' list".
Magpies assistant boss Nigel Pearson has been put in temporary charge for
Saturday's match against defending champions Manchester United.
However, former Tottenham vice-president Paul Kemsley, who is a close
friend of Ashley, has hinted a permanent appointment may not be far off.
Kemsley, who is a known admirer of Redknapp and is thought to have wanted
Spurs to appoint him as Martin Jol's replacement, would not be drawn on
whether Ashley already had a manager lined up.
But he told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Mike is a considered guy, he does not make
rash decisions. He will have a plan and I am sure he knows what he is doing.
"I would be very excited if I was a Newcastle fan, as I know Mike will
deliver for them. He wants to see good quality, attacking football and he
wants to win games."
The fact remains that Newcastle are now looking for their sixth manager
in 10 years.
Ironically, Allardyce had spoken about the lack of time afforded to
Premier League managers in the modern-day game just before he was sacked.
But Kemsley feels Allardyce may have been living on borrowed time because
he was appointed by ex-chairman Freddy Shepherd before Ashley's takeover.
He added: "Allardyce was not Mike's choice - but he gave him time because
he wanted to see if he could deliver.
"However, he felt it was in the best interests of the club to sack
Allardyce and that is what happened.
"Mike has already invested ￡250m in the club and is prepared to invest
more but he wants to do that with his own man in place."
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