Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has warned European giants
Chelsea and Ajax to forget about bringing Sol Campbell and Kanu
back into the big time.
Striker Kanu, who has notched nine goals for Pompey in the
Premiership this season after Redknapp signed him on a free
transfer in the summer, has been pushing claims for a return to the
Amsterdam club where he made his name 10 years ago before joining
Inter Milan and later Arsenal.
And Campbell, another free transfer scoop at the start of the
season after Arsenal released him, has recently been linked with
helping to solve Chelsea's defensive crisis - especially with the
temporary absence of skipper John Terry - after a string of
impressive performances.
If Campbell, 32, joined Chelsea in the January transfer window, he
would be eligible to play for them in the knockout stages of the
Champions League after scoring in the final for Arsenal last
season.
But Redknapp, who has helped revive the former Tottenham and
England star's career on the south coast, insists: 'I have heard
nothing at all. There have been no offers for Sol. And we need to
keep him because he is the backbone of our team.
'This story has come out of the blue. Last week was the first I
have heard of it but there is no way we can let Sol go.'
