I’m a Celeb winner Harry Redknapp recalls how Portsmouth striker Yakubu was one goal from winning 20K bet with him

I’m a Celeb winner Harry Redknapp recalls how Portsmouth striker Yakubu was one goal from winning 20K bet with him
Former Portsmouth striker Yakubu was one goal away from winning a 20,000 bet with Harry Redknapp.The 71-year-old had even forgotten about it, as he joined Jim White on talkSPORT torecall the tale about the prolific striker.2

Yakubu was prolific in his time in the Premier League

The King of the Im a Celebrity Junglepromised to give Yakubu the money if he scored 20 goals during the 2003/04 Premier League season after Pompey had been promoted the previous season.Redknapp told talkSPORT: He was playing in Israel and came over on trial. The first day training he scored four goals in a practice match and we ended up signing him.We got promoted from the Championship and we were in the Premier League. I said to the Yak at the start of the season: How many goals do you think you will score this year? Premier goals, not cup goals.He said 20.I said: 20 league goals?!He went: I think so gaffer yeah.If you get 20 league goals I will give you 20,000. Me, personally.2

Former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp.

Anyway the season goes on and he is going okay. Last game of the season we played Middlesbrough at home and we won 5-0. The Yak has scored four goals.He comes in after the game: Hey Yak you were fantastic today, I said. What a performance, great goals.He said: Yeah but I should have scored the other goal.I said: What goal, dont worry about that you got four goals.He said: But I have 19 goals and one more goal and I would have won your money. I went: Oh my god. I didnt realise that. I would have subbed you way before that. I said no way would you have stayed on the pitch. I would have had you off the pitch straight away.I forgot about the bet and I didnt know he had 19 goals. I would have subbed him straight away, Jim, there was no way he was going to have my 20,000 off me.

I bet Yakubu 20,000 of my own money he wouldnt score 20 goals. I didnt know he was on 19 goals – Id have subbed him straight away!Brilliant Harry @Redknapp story pic.twitter.com/5kq4VADfHN— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) December 21, 2018

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