England assistant coach Franco Baldini was at White Hart Lane on Saturday to watch King stifle Bolton's strikers with a typically solid performance in Spurs' 1-0 win over the Trotters. England boss Fabio Capello is thought to be keen on taking the 29-year-old to South Africa this summer, despite the fact that he can only play every six days due to the chronic knee injury which has dogged him throughout his career. Redknapp has been in regular contact about King with Capello, who is likely to name the defender in his 30-man provisional squad in two weeks' time. With John Terry and Rio Ferdinand struggling for form and fitness of late, including King in his final 23 would represent a gamble for the Italian, but Redknapp is sure that his star defender will go to the World Cup. "He's a certainty to go to the World Cup," said Redknapp. "Look at how he played at Old Trafford, he was our best player. I'd be surprised if he doesn't take him. "I spoke to Fabio Capello about six weeks ago. He kept asking 'how's Ledley, how's Ledley?' "When Capello spoke to me he said he had six days between each game. I said it's not a problem then. "What a great player to have. Even if he doesn't start him, if something happens with Rio or John then you've got him to come in. You can have bet life on him going." King is now a doubt for Wednesday's crunch game against Manchester City, which will go a long way towards deciding who clinches the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot. Redknapp also revealed that King had been suffering from flu before yesterday morning, which made his performance against Bolton even more impressive. The Spurs boss said: "He wasn't well and had the flu. He was really ill on the morning of the game and the doctor was around his house. He said he'd give it a go. That is how he is. He just plays through it. "Imagine what he'd be like if he didn't have those injuries. Just imagine. It's frightening." Spurs' number one Heurelho Gomes is also a doubt for Wednesday's game having suffered a groin injury in the dying minutes of yesterday's win, which kept Redknapp's team one point ahead of City. The Brazilian went for a scan last night and Spurs should know within the next 24 hours whether he will be able to play on Wednesday. Redknapp insists he will have no qualms about selecting rookie goalkeeper Ben Alnwick if Gomes is not fit enough to play. "Ben's a good goalkeeper," said Redknapp. "I'm fine with him. It wouldn't be too clever to say anything negative about him. I'm happy with my number two." A Spurs win on Wednesday would all-but guarantee them a money-spinning place in Europe's elite club competition, but Redknapp intends to take a low-key approach to the game. "We won't get too carried away," said the former Portsmouth boss. "This lot are the quietest lot of lads you've ever seen, it takes a lot to get them excited. They are very laid back and quiet. You've never met a quieter bunch. They're not going to be getting too excited about it all."
