Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp has slammed claims he tried to sign Newcastle United's controversial midfielder Joey Barton.
He fumed: "I do not know where it came from because it's absolute rubbish. I have not even thought about it. It's just ridiculous, that's all I can say. I was at Fulham watching our reserves play. Then all of a sudden people kept asking about Joey Barton.
"People were ringing me up going on about him but it was complete news to me - and you'd think I would know. Sure I like him as a player. Regardless of everything else he's a good player but I wasn't looking to sign him.
"It hadn't even crossed my mind to be perfectly honest.
"Besides, I had no money to buy anyone else. I thought everyone knew that."