Spurs have had foreign bosses since Glenn Hoddle was sacked in 2003 and David Pleat took over for the rest of the season - and the continental structure that was then put in place has now been scrapped.

Redknapp will take full control of transfers rather than having a sporting director doing the scouting and recruiting, with Spurs reverting to a traditional managerial system.

"It is brilliant to have an English manager," said King. "It has been a while and I am looking forward to the relationship."

The 28-year-old added: "Juande had come from Spain. You never know who will work but there are big advantages to having someone like Harry who knows the league and every player in the league."

King played against Bolton on Redknapp's first day in the job, the captain's second match in four days.

The centre-back has been recovering from knee surgery and had not completed matches in such quick succession for 10 months - and he is now desperate to face rivals Arsenal on Wednesday.

"My fitness is something we looked at before the season," King said. "The manager wanted me for certain games which meant I had to make sure I was there for them and sometimes I had to miss the games leading up to them.

"I'm still finding out about the knee and I'll see how quickly it recovers from this and we'll take it from there. We'll see if I can play on Wednesday as to how it reacts after a game on Sunday.

"It's not surprised me that I could play consecutive games back to back. I thought I could do it earlier in the season and stop people talking about it so much."

King lifted the Carling Cup four months after Ramos was appointed but Spurs only won three league games for the rest of the season.

"I was sad to see it not work out with Juande because he led us to our first trophy in a long time and he did it in such a short space of time," King said.

"It was magnificent to be part of that but our form - and we accept it as players - has not been good enough in the league. That's why it's happened.

"Now I think we do have a point to prove with the manager. The players have to start again and everyone has to perform and that's when you get the best out of players, when they are under pressure to perform and if their performances are not good enough then they won't be playing the next game. That can be a good thing."

Redknapp is targeting victory at Arsenal, adding: "If there is no chance of winning then we may as well stay at home."