Football: Redknapp reveals failed Ferdinand bid

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson refused to consider the deal, and Ferdinand remains one of his team’s key performers.

LONDON: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp revealed that he failed in a bid to sign England defender Rio Ferdinand from Manchester United before the start of the season.

Redknapp gave Ferdinand his professional debut when the pair was together at West Ham and he made a cheeky bid to bring the centre-back to White Hart Lane as he looked to add leadership to his squad ahead of Tottenham’s first Champions League campaign.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson refused to consider the deal however and Ferdinand remains one of his team’s key performers, as he showed with an imperious display in the Champions League win over Chelsea last week.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 11^th,  2011.