Harry Redknapp gives update on Tottenham return as players hold 'disrespectful' Igor Tudor view

Harry Redknapp has delivered an update on a potential return to Tottenham following Igor Tudor's disastrous start to life at the north London club

Harry Redknapp has admitted he doesn't think he will return to Tottenham should the club decide to sack Igor Tudor. The 78-year-old former Spurs manager was linked with a sensational move back to north London following Thomas Frank's departure last month.

However, Tottenham instead went down the route of appointing ex-Juventus and Marseille boss Tudor as head coach until the end of the season. But Tudor has endured a nightmare start to life at Spurs, losing each of his first four matches across all competitions.

Tudor began with a 4-1 defeat at home to Arsenal in the North London Derby and Spurs haven't recovered since, losing against Fulham and Crystal Palace in the Premier League before Tuesday's 5-2 thrashing at a rampant Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last 16.

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While Spurs plan to stick with Tudor ahead of Sunday's trip to Liverpool in the Premier League, speculation has increased tenfold on the Croatian's future with some supporters and ex-players calling for him to be sacked despite having less than one month in the job.

And Redknapp's name has come up in the conversation, with former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara tipping the veteran to replace Tudor and keep the club in the Premier League. But he played down talk of a stunning return to Spurs on Wednesday.

Speaking to the Press Association at the Cheltenham Festival, Redknapp said: "I've been asked a few times if I'd go back to Spurs and it's probably not going to happen, is it? Would I go back? Of course I would, but I doubt very much it’s going to happen."

He added: "They've got it all on to stay up, it's going to be hard. I’m looking at their fixtures and Nottingham Forest are playing alright, West Ham are playing very well, it's going to be tough for Tottenham. My only concern at the minute is The Jukebox Man (his horse) in the Gold Cup, I’m nothing to do with Spurs any more.

"They haven't been in touch, not at all. I hope Spurs stay up and I hope West Ham stay up."

Ahead of this weekend's Premier League fixtures, Tottenham sit 16th in the table, one point above Nottingham Forest in 17th and 18th-place West Ham, who lie in the final relegation spot.

There is genuine concern that Spurs may be relegated to the second tier for the first time in 49 years, and some players feel that Tudor has come across as 'disrespectful' since arriving at the club.

That emerged following Tuesday's defeat at Atletico, where Tudor decided to substitute Antonin Kinsky following a humiliating 16-minute spell, conceding three goals from three errors.

Kinsky was replaced by Vicario soon after, and Tudor's attempts to instil discipline have backfired, with football.london reporting this has left the group of players frustrated and doubtful about his leadership.

Some feel that Tudor has over‑asserted himself since making the move to Tottenham, coming across as 'disrespectful' and 'borderline mocking' throughout his first four weeks in the position.