The news is hardly a surprise. Redknapp and Olimpija’s owner Milan Mandarić used to work together when Mandarić was the owner of Portsmouth, Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday.

It is worth noting that the two have had their fair share of disagreements during Redknapp's tenure at Portsmouth. The 68-year-old Londoner first fell out with Mandarić over his assistant Jim Smith. The row continued when Velimir Zajec took over as executive director. Redknapp left Portsmouth in November 2004.

Magath and Ferrara among several coaches linked with Olimpija
"Your newspaper reported that Redknapp could become Olimpija’s next manager. Chances are that it could happen, mainly due to his relationship with Mandarić," Olimpija director Ranko Stojić told sports newspaper Ekipa. Several other big names have been linked with Olimpija, including Juande Ramos, Felix Magath, Ciro Ferrara, Radomir Antić and Christoph Daum.

M. L.; translated by D. V.