The Uruguay international has long been linked with a move to White Hart Lane.
“We can’t afford him,” said Redknapp of Forlan. “He’s a player who’s on about £120,000 a week. By the time you pay a transfer fee, you’re talking about probably £27million or £28million and there’s no return on your money.
“For us to pay that sort of money is frightening. But you’ve got to be up there. We’re looking for strikers, not for £35million, but they’re hard to find, everyone’s looking for them. That’s why [Fernando] Torres was £50million. The good ones cost fortunes, don’t they?”
