Soccer:Harry Redknapp says it would be "unfair" to walk away from Tottenham at the moment and believes long-term it would be "impossible" for anybody to be a part-time England boss.
He has, however, opened the door to the prospect of managing England during Euro 2012, admitting a short-term arrangement for the championships is "possible".
Redknapp is the overwhelming choice of fans and pundits to replace Fabio Capello after the Italian's resignation last week, but the popular White Hart Lane boss is in charge of an exciting side challenging for the Premier League title and a Champions League spot.
Speaking on Abu Dhabi Sports, Redknapp said: "I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't the popular choice. I know I am, it's been everywhere, in every paper every day.
"But it's not an easy one. I have a good job and I work with good people and I have a good team. The fans have been fantastic to me. Just to walk away now, when we're in such a good position, it wouldn't be fair, it wouldn't be fair on Tottenham. I have to really keep focusing on Tottenham.
"This week we have Stevenage in the Cup, then we have Man Utd, then we have Arsenal, then we have Chelsea. We have some fantastic games. It's important time for me with Tottenham."
While dismissing the prospect of double-jobbing for any significant length of time he has hinted the task of guiding England in Poland and Ukraine this summer is not beyond him.
"Part-time? In the short term I think it's possible for the European Championships. But I think in the long-term it's not possible to manage a club team and manage a national team. It's difficult enough to manage in the Premier League without having to worry about managing the England team as well. You want to be watching England players play, you want to be watching the opposition.
"I think, whoever they give the job to could only do the one job. Maybe for the Euros, it's not such a problem but once the Euros are finished and the new season starts in England, the manager has to be a Premier League manager - if it's someone who manages in the Premier League - or the England manager. To do the two jobs, it would be impossible."
Tottenham non-executive director Keith Mills believes it would be unworkable for Redknapp to adopt a part-time role with England, though he did not specifically address an out of season role as national manager.
Mills says it will be Redknapp's decision to take the role if it is offered but everyone at the club wants him to stay at White Hart Lane. Asked about him carrying out the England role part-time, he told Sky Sports News: "I don't think that's really workable."
Mills added the club have received no approach from the FA as far as he was aware.
"We can't do anything and neither can Harry until the FA have decided on their short list," he said. "We've said to Harry - and frankly Harry's said to us - that he loves the club, we love him at the club, the spectators love him, the players love him, the coaches love him, we all want him to stay, it's a fantastic job, he loves it.
"But I guess there's something special about being the England manager and I don't know whether, ultimately, he'll make that decision. At the end of the day, it'll be Harry's decision.
"You can't force somebody to do a job to be honest and it doesn't matter what the contract says, if somebody's heart is somewhere else and it doesn't matter whether it's a player or a manager, you need to let them go. But Harry has a contract with the club and provided the FA honour that contract, we'll be just fine."
