Harry Redknapp appears to make Nazi salute after calling England manager Thomas Tuchel 'a Germany spy'
28 March 2025, 05:11
Harry Redknapp has been filmed appearing to make a Nazi salute as he joked that new England manager Thomas Tuchel was a "Germany spy".
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The former Tottenham and Portsmouth boss told a live audience Germany's Tuchel had been "sent over to f*** us up".
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.
"I liked Gareth Southgate, I liked him a lot, but we should have won something," Redknapp said in the clip, obtained by the Guardian.
Then asked about Tuchel, Redknapp said: "I'll be honest with you, I think he's a German spy.
"I'm telling you, seriously, he's been sent over to f*** us up. He has, I'm telling you, he's like Lord Haw Haw in the war".
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He added: "'We have your best soldiers captured' and all that. Go over and ruin that team."
Redknapp then said the German word 'ja', while raising his hand and straightening his arm.
His comments were met with laughter and cheering by the audience. Redknapp brought his involvement in the event to a close soon afterwards.
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 Southgate's permanent successor last October.
Redknapp declined to comment on the footage.
