Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has defended his club’s actions in their bid to try and prise midfielder Scott Parker away from West Ham United.
The Hammers have reacted angrily to Spurs’ offer, having previously made it known that the 29-year-old England international is not for sale at any price.
However, Redknapp is content that his club have gone about things the right way, saying: “Who made it public that we’ve made an offer?
“You can make an offer for a player if you want to. Someone can make an offer for anybody.
“I’m sure (chairman) Daniel Levy must have had some encouragement or he wouldn’t have made an offer.
“So I don’t think the full story has been told about that one. The chairman wouldn’t have made an offer unless he thought there was a chance they wanted to do something.
“As far as I’m concerned Tottenham have acted totally within the rules. Any club is perfectly entitled to make an inquiry about a player from another club.
“This club has behaved correctly. We approached West Ham through the proper channels.”