Football: Blackburn eye Redknapp, Maradona

LONDON: Blackburn Rovers are eyeing Harry Redknapp and Diego Maradona to take over from Steve Kean in the manager’s chair, after he quit his post last month, a number of British newspapers reported yesterday. Former Tottenham boss Redknapp, 65, has most frequently been linked to the vacant position at Ewood Park and was said to be meeting officials at the second-tier Championship side, said the reports. Argentina legend Maradona, though, has also been evoked as a possible successor to Kean, after his departure from UAE club Al Wasl. Indian-owned Blackburn’s recruitment chief Shebby Singh is said to favour 52-year-old Maradona’s appointment, while executive director Derek Shaw is said to prefer Redknapp. An announcement is expected this week.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31^st, 2012.