LIVERPOOL: Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp admitted after Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Everton at Goodison Park that he is in the dark over his side’s bid to sign David Beckham.
Reports on Wednesday suggested that the former England captain had signed for Spurs on a short-term loan from MLS side LA Galaxy, but that is not the case.
Redknapp’s team could have done with Beckham’s delivery on Merseyside as goals from Louis Saha and Seamus Coleman helped Everton put a dent in Spurs’ bid to be considered genuine Premier League contenders.
Saha fired the first after just three minutes before Rafael van der Vaart equalised with his 11th goal of the season, but Everton’s dominance was finally rewarded with 15 minutes to go when Coleman headed past Heurelho Gomes to secure Everton’s third home victory of the season.
Redknapp was quick to admit there is no deal for Beckham yet, but he still hopes to be able to call on the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star at some stage during the transfer window.
“No, definitely not, one million per cent no,” Redknapp said when asked if a deal had been done.
“I don’t know what is happening and I’ve left it with the chairman to deal with. It is out of my hands now. If there is a deal to be done then I really don’t know.
“I think Beckham can keep the ball and in the second half we were not keeping hold of the ball.
“Aaron Lennon didn’t get into the game too much and I think Beckham could get it out of his feet and with (Peter) Crouch playing he could be the perfect foil for him.
“I will speak to the chairman and see where we are at.”
The loss leaves Spurs eight points behind league leaders Manchester United in fourth place as Everton defied their current lowly status in the table.
“Credit to Everton they lifted it and got after us and missed some good opportunities to score,” Redknapp added.
“We didn’t play well in the second half but we did have some chances on the break.
“I don’t know why we lost really. They pressed us well and worked their socks off and made it difficult and we didn’t pass the ball well enough.
“I thought we started the second half sloppy and we suddenly found it difficult.”
Everton played like a side in the top-four not a side more concerned with trying to get away from the relegation zone as Saha and Coleman ran Spurs ragged.
“I thought there was an edge to the players,” said Everton boss David Moyes.
“They played with improved vigour and determination. We got more balls into the box than we have done and I thought we were liable to score.
“It’s difficult to look too far forward, we have not done well enough to do that.
“I thought they were outstanding in every department and did everything we could.”
And although Everton may have had a season to forget, Moyes was keen to stress that he still has faith in his squad.
He added: “I think we are a good team ourselves but we have found it difficult to score and even here I thought we had three or four chances we should have scored.
“I think we are a good team and can play against the good teams – it is just we haven’t been able to show it against other sides this far.”
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