https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/harry-redknapp-says-new-england-manager-thomas-tuchel-is-a-german-spy-who-is-sent-over-to-f-us-up/a1506150626.html
"Harry Redknapp joked that new England manager Thomas Tuchel is a āGerman spyā at a recent charity event.
In footage obtained by the Guardian newspaper, the former Tottenham and Portsmouth boss told a live audience Germanyās Tuchel had been āsent over to f*** us upā.
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.
āI liked Gareth Southgate, I liked him a lot, but we should have won something,ā Redknapp said in the published clip.
Then asked about Tuchel, Redknapp said: āIāll be honest with you, I think heās a German spy.
āIām telling you, seriously, heās been sent over to f*** us up. He has, Iām telling you, heās like Lord Haw Haw in the war ā āWe have your best soldiers capturedā and all that.
āGo over and ruin that team.ā
He then appears to add the German word ājaā.
His comments were met with laughter and cheering by the audience.
Redknapp brings his involvement in the event to a close soon afterwards.
The Guardian reports the comments were made before Tuchel began his reign with a 2-0 victory over Albania last Friday. England then beat Latvia 3-0 on Monday.
Tuchel, the former Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich manager, was appointed as Southgateās permanent successor last October.
Redknappās representatives have been contacted for comment."
