Redknapp ponders transfers

Harry Redknapp has admitted that the January African Nations tournament may see him dip into the football transfer market, but also confessed that his squad was at breaking point and finding the right men to bring in was going to prove a difficult situation.

Harry said: "I have only got 14 outfield players fit and there is not a spare body anywhere who can play in the Premier League and I am not going to get by on that," the Pompey boss declared.

"We have not got any 19 or 20 year-old kids at our club - the boys in the youth team could not play in the Premier League, no chance.

"I am not close to anybody and cannot say I have got anybody lined up. I am struggling to find anybody.

"It is so difficult to get players on loan, because who is going to loan you anybody?"

Redknapp added: "We need three or four to get us through the month, and I would be happy to get on with that.

"I am definitely short in midfield, because I lose the guys to the African Nations Cup. I have got two forwards, which is not so bad.

"Hopefully we can come up with some names.

"We are looking and I have made some enquires to loan one or two people from clubs like Tottenham, who have got a lot of players, but it is hard. They do not really want to loan you players.

"Suddenly they see us as competition now, a team which may be pushing to get in a UEFA Cup place, the same as them.

"They do not seem to want to help like they used to, when it was, 'oh well, Portsmouth can have them because they are not going anywhere'."