Harry Redknapp major contender for sensational return to management in Premier League

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Credit: Imago Mon 29 December 2025 10:49, UK Updated Mon 29 December 2025 11:10, UK Harry Redknapp has emerged among the options for Premier League clubs looking to replace their managers.Bournemouth could soon be looking for a manager, with Andoni Iraola coming under mounting pressure at the Vitality Stadium after nine consecutive Premier League games without victory.Eddie Howe is also facing calls to be sacked at Newcastle United, who have endured a woeful start to the season.Redknapp, 78, has not returned to management since leaving Birmingham City in 2017, but revealed his interest in taking over Leeds United in 2023.West Ham are also considering a managerial change, as they desperately look for a way out of the relegation zone.Credit: ImagoHarry Redknapp enters race for West Ham jobWest Ham have been predicted to be relegated from the Premier League this season, having won just three of their 18 Premier League fixtures.The Hammers enjoyed a positive pre-season and looked set to kick on under Graham Potter, but the last four months have been nothing short of disastrous. Premier League bottom fivePointsLeeds United20Nottingham Forest18West Ham13Burnley12Wolves2 MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES When the former Chelsea manager was sacked at the end of September, Nuno was immediately hired.The Portuguese coach led Nottingham Forest on an incredible journey towards European football last season, and looked to be an ideal appointment.

But Nuno has struggled just as much as Potter did, failing to encourage any positive form out of his players save for a brief period in November.West Ham are now considering a second managerial departure of the season if their form does not quickly improve, and shock contenders have emerged. Despite announcing his retirement from management in 2017, Redknapp is at 9/1 odds of taking over at the London Stadium, while fellow former Hammers boss Slaven Bilic leads the race at 6/4 according to one major bookmaker.What has Redknapp said about West Ham?Redknapp enjoyed a positive spell in charge of West Ham between 1994 and 2001, helping establish the club in the Premier League.

Under his guidance, the likes of Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole came through at Upton Park, later moving on for significant fees.Whether he would return once again to attempt to lead West Ham out from a perilous position, however, remains to be seen. Speaking on Monday, Redknapp told talkSPORT: “I look at the league, and I am thinking, well, who is going to go?“Leeds are on a roll they are playing fantastic at the moment, I think Sean Dyche will get Notts Forest out, he knows what he is about, he’ll be fine.“You are relying on Burnley, they are not completely out of it, Wolves look completely out of it, unfortunately for them, but Burnley could still, you know, they are red-hot favourites to go, but you never know.“Who is that third spot, who is it going to be, I mean at the moment, West Ham are massive odds-on, I don’t see who else is going to get sucked in.”