Harry Redknapp at the event
Harry Redknapp joked that new England manager Thomas Tuchel is a “German spy” at a recent charity event.
In footage obtained by the Guardian newspaper, the former Tottenham and Portsmouth boss told a live audience Germany’s Tuchel had been “sent over to f*** us up”.
Redknapp, 78, had been asked questions about former England manager Gareth Southgate and his successor Tuchel, who took charge of his first game last week.
“I liked Gareth Southgate, I liked him a lot, but we should have won something,” Redknapp said in the published clip.
Then asked about Tuchel, Redknapp said: “I’ll be honest with you, I think he’s a German spy.
“I’m telling you, seriously, he’s been sent over to…