Harry Redknapp has revealed he would welcome the Old Firm to the Premier League with open arms.
Spurs boss hoping Glasgow giants sign up
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has revealed he would welcome the Old Firm to the Premier League with open arms.
The Glasgow giants could be offered the chance for the first time to join a new two-tiered English top flight, a possibility Premier League clubs are expected to discuss in a meeting this week.
Everton's David Moyes and Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill last week endorsed Bolton chairman Phil Gartside's plan for Celtic and Rangers to be included in a new look top flight.
Redknapp has now followed suit as he believes the pair would benefit the English game and that travelling to Ibrox and Parkhead would give fans the chance to experience something unique.
Welcome
"Absolutely, I would welcome Celtic and Rangers to English football if they wanted to play down here. No doubt about it. I'm sure they would be good for the English game," he told the
Daily Record.
"We are talking about two huge football clubs and if they were to join our league you would be looking at great games in great stadiums.
"I was up in Scotland only a couple of months ago to watch Celtic play Arsenal in the Champions League qualifiers and the atmosphere was out of this world. It was incredible and I'd love to see games like that on a more regular basis.
"The one worry I would have is what happens to the rest of Scottish football if the two of them are allowed to leave but only the people up there know the answer to that.
"If you're asking me if it would be good for the English game then the answer is yes."
Challenge
Redknapp concedes having the pair join would probably strengthen their chances of securing European football, but the Spurs boss is not scared of the challenge.
"It's true, with the extra money they would get down here the two of them probably would end up challenging clubs such as ourselves for European places but that's nothing something we should be scared of," he continued.
"We are talking here about two great clubs and it would be fantastic to compete against them. It would only make the game in this country stronger if we had two clubs with their tradition operating in our league."
