Harry Redknapp makes Postecoglou quit admission ahead of Tottenham v Man United
Harry Redknapp has had his say on Ange Postecoglou’s future at Tottenham ahead of the UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United.
While the Australian’s first season at Tottenham was a difficult one, disrupted by injuries, things have been much trickier this time around.
However, despite Tottenham sitting 17th in the Premier League and suffering their 21st defeat in the competition this season with a 2-0 loss against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Friday (16 May), Postecoglou still has a chance to end Spurs’ 17-year trophy drought.
The North London club will take on Manchester United in the Europa League final at the Estadio de San Mamés on Wednesday (21 May), and former Spurs boss Redknapp has had his say ahead of the showpiece in Bilbao.
Redknapp believes Postecoglou could remain at Tottenham
While winning the Europa League will be a huge task for Postecoglou, given the weakened state of his team, Redknapp believes the 59-year-old can get the job done.
Redknapp guided Spurs to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the North London club’s history in the 2009/10 season, a feat Postecoglou will be looking to achieve by winning the Europa League.
| Tottenham | Games | W | D | L |
| Harry Redknapp | 199 | 99 | 48 | 52 |
Ahead of the showdown, Redknapp shared via the Sun on Sunday (18 May, page 56) that he believes Tottenham will beat Manchester United and that Postecoglou would be unwise to walk away from the Lilywhites should this happen.
The 51-year-old said, “If Spurs do win, I think they might keep [Ange] Postecoglou, and he’d be silly to walk away, even though some people think that he will because he has had enough.”
Tottenham fans will be optimistic about winning the Europa League
Other than Postecoglou’s loud admission that he tends to win trophies in his second season, fate may play her hand in a Tottenham victory on Wednesday.
Indeed, 2025 has been coined the year of ending trophy droughts after Newcastle United won their first trophy in 70 years, after securing the League Cup, and Crystal Palace’s victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup final earned the Eagles their first major trophy in the club’s history.
Now, the world will be waiting and watching as Tottenham take centre stage in Bibao in the coming days.
While some have argued that defeat would be “Spursy”, this logic could have also been applied to the teams who have ended their droughts this season.