Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has explained to fans why he wanted to bring new Manchester City signing Craig Bellamy to White Hart Lane.

"Let's be honest, when I mentioned Bellamy to the chairman, he thought, 'Surely not,'" said Redknapp. "But Mark Hughes has had him at Blackburn and Wales and he's not a fool.

"Bellamy gets the needle with everybody because he wants to win all the time. He gets the hump when people don't train as hard as he does.

"That's what you need if you're going to be successful. You need a few Jamie Carraghers and Steven Gerrards at your club, people who want to win all the time."