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    Redknapp bemoans huge wages for young players

    Tuesday, October 7, 2008

    Harry Redknapp has condemned the get-rich-quick attitude which he believes has become common among young footballers. The Portsmouth manager believes the English game is suffering because of the high wages on offer to young players, who can be wealthy from a young age. Redknapp, 61, has seen the finances of the game change beyond recognition during his career as a manager, and he claims it is too easy for youngsters to make a fortune from football. Speaking in ITV1 documentary England Expects ...

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