The Spurs manager allegedly tried to bundle the surprisingly fleet footed 7ft 3in Crouch into a kit bag before then chucking him into the North Sea.
The court heard that Redknapp was desperate for no-one to see Crouch attempt a shot from outside the box or pass after he watched his new signing play a reserve game.
He said: “I was sent a DVD but that was of Gerd Muller, it’s an easy to mistake to make. I don’t know what players look like, that’s the chairman’s job.”
Redknapp denied the offence and insisted: “This was all completely above board. Well it certainly was until we threw Crouchy overboard.
“There was no deception involved - we even got Crouchy’s parents to agree. A team in Belgium wanted to sign but Crouchy refused so what else was I supposed to do. We had Adebayor coming in and I needed the wages.”
The revelations came as Redknapp faces trial for tactics evasion.
Prosecutors claim that for years Redknapp evaded tactics during spells at West Ham and Southampton before revealing himself to be a tactical genius at Spurs.
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