Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has put his hand up for the England job - but won't be holding his breath.

Redknapp wrote in the London Evening Standard: "I would love the opportunity to manage England and will never rule myself out but I am not a fool.

"I know the people at the FA who choose managers and I probably don't fit their criteria because the game now is being run by academics. They don't know what it takes to produce consistent performances in the Premier League because they aren't football people. I probably won't get much of a mention. Steve Bruce and Sam Allardyce find themselves in the same boat.

"I have managed more Premier League games than anyone else apart from Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger but I won't be holding my breath for a phone call. Maybe my opinion won't be the one they want to hear."