Harry Redknapp has been filmed joking that Thomas Tuchel is a “German spy” sent to “ruin” the England team while discussing the country’s new manager at a charity event.
Footage published by The Guardian has emerged of Redknapp, the former Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Portsmouth manager, speaking in front of an audience at a London venue last week.
Asked whether Tuchel was “the man” for the England job, Redknapp can be heard replying: “I don’t know.”
In what appears to be an attempt to play to the crowd, he then adds: “I’ll be honest with you, I think he’s a German spy.