Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes that the North London club will have to be "bold" in the transfer window this summer in order to launch a top-four challenge next season.

Spurs are currently in fourth place with just one point separating them from Arsenal in third and Newcastle United in fifth.

"We're a good side," Redknapp told BBC Radio Five Live. "If we're bold in the summer, we can build a team again that can be right there again next year. The league is changing and a top-four position is very difficult to achieve."

The 65-year-old also admitted that he will be happy when the season draws to a close following a difficult year filled with speculation over the England job and being cleared of tax evasion in February.

"I'll be glad when next week is over," he added. "It's been a long old season. I just want to get in the Champions League and have a break and get away for a few days.

"It has been a hard year for me personally. What I went through with the court case was the most difficult thing I've ever faced in my life. It definitely takes a strain on you. I do tend to get on with things but there's no doubt it has an effect."

Tottenham's final league game is against Fulham at White Hart Lane next Sunday.