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Spurs failed in Rio Ferdinand bid

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Harry Redknapp tried to sign Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand last summer.

“I can’t ever see us getting Rio now. I was interested. Last year, I tried. I tried at the start of the season,” Redknapp told The Observer.

“When he was on the teamsheet against Chelsea in the Champions League, I thought Man United had got a much, much better chance of getting a result and it proved that way.”

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