HARRY REDKNAPP

is trying to make Benoit Assou-Ekotto one of his first signings at Birmingham. Confusingly, the player is also considering a career in adult films. ‘He wants to be a porn star,’ said Redknapp, ‘but maybe I can get a year out of him. What a player — he could well end up in Birmingham colours.’ Or a gimp mask. At this stage, much like Birmingham, it could go either way.