It was said this week that Redknapp had made Demba Ba his 'No 1' target, and QPR had offered our star striker a staggering £80,000 per week.
Yet the former Spurs boss has hit out at "over paid" players.
Injuries limited his option on Tyneside, particularly in attack where Djibril Cisse and Adel Taarabt were peripheral figures.
Harry Redknapp: "They could bring Ameobi on, they have got options up front and we have not got options.
"We have got two strikers who have not played for months.
"If we had Andy Johnson and Bobby Zamora available, we would be a much better team, but they are not available.
"We are short in various areas.
"I don't want to spend their [the club's] money, to be honest with you.
"There are a lot of players at this club who earn far too much money for what they are; far, far, far too much money for their ability and what they give to the club.
"I don't really want to see the owners have their pants taken down like they have in the past. There's a lot of agents made money out of them.
"I fined a player last week and he was earning more than any player earned at Tottenham. You shouldn't be paying massive wages when you've got a stadium that holds 18,000 people.
"This club [Newcastle] holds 52,000 and most of their players will be nowhere near some of the wages some of the players are earning here."
"Jose Bosingwa had been fined a fortnight's wages after refusing to sit on the bench.
"He didn't want to be on the bench and didn't want to be a substitute, so he went home. He has been fined two weeks' wages, £130,000. Not too bad for two weeks, decent isn't it?
"Not too bad for playing on a Saturday, it's okay."