Harry Redknapp targets spending spree

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes that the North London club will have to be "bold" in the transfer window this summer in order to launch a top-four challenge next season.

Spurs are currently in fourth place with just one point separating them from Arsenal in third and Newcastle United in fifth.

"We're a good side," Redknapp told BBC Radio Five Live. "If we're bold in the summer, we can build a team again that can be right there again next year. The league is changing and a top-four position is very difficult to achieve."

The 65-year-old also admitted that he will be happy when the season draws to a close following a difficult year filled with speculation over the England job and being cleared of tax evasion in February.

"I'll be glad when next week is over," he added. "It's been a long old season. I just want to get in the Champions League and have a break and get away for a few days.

"It has been a hard year for me personally. What I went through with the court case was the most difficult thing I've ever faced in my life. It definitely takes a strain on you. I do tend to get on with things but there's no doubt it has an effect."

Tottenham's final league game is against Fulham at White Hart Lane next Sunday.