Redknapp's money dilemma

Harry Redknapp admits Tottenham 'must find a way' to compete with rivals who offer bigger salaries after praising Emmanuel Adebayor.

Spurs boss praises on-loan striker Adebayor

Harry Redknapp admits Tottenham Hotspur 'must find a way' to compete with rivals who offer bigger salaries after praising on-loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor. Spurs signed Adebayor on a season-long loan from fellow title contenders Manchester City and the two clubs are sharing the cost of his wages. Adebayor's reported £200,000 per week pay packet is beyond Spurs' reach, if Redknapp decides to try to sign the Togo forward on a permanent basis. Redknapp has backed chairman Daniel Levy's spending policy at White Hart Lane, but concedes the club must explore ways to attract the best players to Tottenham. "We like him," said Redknapp of Adebayor. "He has done well for us, worked hard, not been a minute's problem. "I'd be talking rubbish if I said people wanted to stay at Tottenham because we play good football. "If you want to keep the best players, we must find a way of doing a deal that's near to what they can earn elsewhere, otherwise it will be a problem. "We're not in a position to pay £40million or £200k-a-week, we don't do it. "The chairman Daniel Levy doesn't run it like that and rightly so."