Harry Redknapp says it's only a 'matter of time' before Newcastle United become a top four club, but admits he doesn't expect them to qualify for the Champions League this term.
The Magpies have enjoyed a stellar season so far - losing just one of their opening 15 games to sit third in the Premier League. Newcastle signed off for the World Cup break with a run of five straight wins, and restart their league campaign at Leicester City on Boxing Day.
Despite their blistering start, Redknapp expects the top six to be a more realistic aim for Eddie Howe's side.
"Well, I think they [Newcastle] can finish in the top seven and they could well make the top six this year. I don't see them finishing in the top four, but I do think and again, it depends on what he spends in the transfer window," the former West Ham and Tottenham manager told Bet Victor.
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"They've got unlimited money, t's only a matter of time before they're a top-four team. They've got so much money to spend and at the end of the day if you’ve got the money and can buy the top players, you can. That's how the game works. Blackburn won the league with Jack Walker, he went out and bought Shearer and people like that and Sutton and bought top players in.
"If Newcastle go out and spend big again in the window, then in the next three or four years they will be challenging for the title because the spending power they have, will make that happen, obviously."
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