Ex-Spurs boss Harry Redknapp insists there's value in non-league amid Ollie Tanner talks

The January transfer window was a mixed bag for Tottenham Hotspur, with a double deadline-day swoop making up for some disappointment earlier in the window.

Juventus duo Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur both sealed moves to north London on the final day of the transfer window, while Dele Alli was among those to leave either permanently on loan.

However, there was disappointment for Antonio Conte as his team was beaten to the punch on attempted deals for Adama Traore and Luis Diaz, who joined Barcelona and Liverpool respectively, while non-league sensation Ollie Tanner opted against trading the Isthmian League for the Premier League.

Former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is a man who recognised the capabilities of non-league talents at a higher level, and the 74-year-old told Mirror Football he still considers it a conveyor belt for talent which Premier League clubs should pay more attention to.

Back in the day, people forget when I managed Bournemouth, we would scour the non-league, it was our main area to sign players from," Redknapp told Mirror Football.

"When you look back on it, people forget that some of the greats have come out of non-league. Stuart Pearce, who for me became at one time the best left-back in the world, was playing at Wealdstone. Ian Wright was playing non-league football over at Greenwich, Les Ferdinand was playing at Hayes... it was a conveyor belt, so many players were coming out

"We're not talking about the division below the league, we're talking about way down, so there are still lads out there - I do think they're still there, given the opportunity and someone believing in them."

While Tanner was unable to agree personal terms with Spurs, despite the London side coming to an agreement of