Was Parker tapped up?
Filed: Thursday, 29th July 2010
By: Staff Writer
It has been revealed that Scott Parker spent part of his summer break on holiday with Jamie Redkapp - son of Spurs manager Harry who was responsible for a £7million bid yesterday.
Earlier this month the Daily Mail printed pictures of Redknapp Jnr, cousin Frank Lampard and Parker on hoiliday together with their families in Sardinia - lending weight to rumours that Parker had been 'tapped up' by the Redknapps.
(from l-r) Redknapp, Parker and Lampard: the trio on holiday together last month
Yesterday's derisory £7million offer from Tottenham for West Ham's vice-captain was furiously rebuffed by United joint-chairman David Sullivan, who slammed the north Londoners for having made the bid despite having reportedly been informed previously that it would be unwelcome.
It also led to Avram Grant suggesting he will give Redknapp - who he followed as manager at Portsmouth - a piece of his mind next time they meet. "I can tell you that if I am disappointed with Harry I will tell him face to face," said Grant following the Hammers' 2-0 win at MK Dons last night.
"We want to plan for the next few seasons and Scott Parker is a big part of this process. He is a very good player and has a good influence on the young players. He is a good professional and there will not be any news about him. I’m sure if he was for sale that other teams would want him as well.
"But we are a team with ambition and we want to progress."
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by Andrew
08:19AM 31st Jul 2010
''Redknapp's behavious is disgraceful. He does this to what he regards as 'little' clubs and then claims butter wouldn't melt. It was bad enough he bid on someone publicly and very clearly not for sale. To then labour the point and claim WE unsettled Parker in a ten minute press conference and claim he's innocent is disgusting.
He'd still be at Bournemouth but for the Hammers and Grant did a lot for him too. Shows his loyalty doesn't it? Still we all knew that after Billy Bonds' treatment. Redknapp you're as bad as Defoe. Looking forward to your next visit to the Boleyn.''
by g portugal
05:11PM 30th Jul 2010
''Harry Redknapp is low rent filth. ''
by Tell it how it is Charley
07:37AM 30th Jul 2010
''All shades of Redknapp Jnr when he was a Liverpool player and we signed all those Liverpool players in the 90s. This shows just how corrupt the game is. Ban all these rogue agents!''
by Colin
08:44PM 29th Jul 2010
''I am sure that WBA would say the same thing about Dorrans and the Hammers' continued pursuit. I am sure that every team does it and will continue so. ''
by ulsterhammer
07:25PM 29th Jul 2010
''Harry is turning out to be a nasty piece of work, he has got it in for West Ham. Give him nothing; £20million is on Parker, £25million to Harry. The extra £5million for what he did in the last transfer window. He needs to be taught a lesson as he has forgotten where he came from.''
by JIM
12:56PM 29th Jul 2010
''You can't stop players talking, that goes on all the time, so yes Parker would have been aware that Spurs were interested.''
