BIRMINGHAM CITY MANAGER Harry Redknapp has played down talk of reconnecting with former Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, claiming that the defender “wants to be a pornstar” instead of a footballer.
Redknapp managed the Cameroon international at White Hart Lane before bringing him to QPR on loan when he took the Rangers job after moving on from Spurs.
Assou-Ekotto currently plays with French Ligue 1 club Metz, but has been linked with a move back to England to link up with Redknapp for a third time.
Despite the speculation, Redknapp was quick to play down a move for the 33-year-old, joking that the left-back has other things on his mind away from football.
He was mad, Benoit, but do you know what? I think I’m mad as well,” Redknapp joked on the Spurs Show Podcast.
“I got a phone call — it’s the gospel truth. I agreed I might go to Birmingham and suddenly I get a phone call from this guy.
‘Oh Mr Redknapp, I’ve got a fantastic player for you’. Oh yes? ‘One of your old players’. Yes? ‘Benoit’. No! But seriously you know what? I’m thinking: ‘Yeah!’ Somewhere inside I’m thinking I can get him going again.
“The only trouble is that he’s admitted he wants to be a pornstar. Maybe I can get another year out of him before he decides to do that.
“What a good player. He could well end up in the Birmingham colours next year, Benoit.”
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Anyone else think the squad should go over there, play fringe players and treat it as a training exercise, get a few days in the sun for first team regulars and come back to the league a little fresher with a top up tan,,it’s happened before you know….
@Devilsavocado: 100% agree. Bring back kenny dalglish and graeme souness for a round around, nonsense cup.
@Devilsavocado: as a utd fan i was delighted wen they won it. Only 2 games. Won’t do any harm
@Devilsavocado: absolutely agree
@my name: Liverpool are absolutely flying it unfortunately,these two games are where they could pick up stupid injuries but knowing Klopp they’ll win it and win the league by about 20 points
@John Connolly: you can pick up stupid injuries at home too John. There’s no point in looking at games like that. Injuries happen in training, in games it’s part of the game. As Pool fans are often reminded there’s nothing won yet and it on to the next one
Ps: nice to see you’re thawing out a bit though. Happy Christmas
A lot of these players become more important the less available they are
No doubt will milk it if they win it and laugh it off if they don’t!
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/elusive-trophy-how-liverpools-greatest-team-failed-rule-world-84
@Herby Shearer: yeah but you have to be in it to win Herb!! Champions of Europe and top of the league
@Herby Shearer: which would be the right way to treat it I’d have thought?