The club had their planning application for a new stadium approved by Haringey Council on Thursday night, while they also surprisingly joined West Ham this week in expressing an interest in the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games.
Redknapp believes the planned 56,250-seat ground, dubbed the Northumberland Park Development Project, would be a perfect home for the club.
But he also reckons the Olympic Stadium in Stratford - which is likely to have 60,000 seats for football purposes - would also be ideal.
He said: "I spoke to the chairman this morning and, if we've got permission (for the new stadium), that's fantastic for the club.
"New stadium would be great, or the Olympic Stadium would be great I'm sure, so whatever."
Asked if he had a preference, he said: "It's not up to me, I'm only an employee.
"I don't want to say the wrong one and (chairman) Daniel (Levy) goes, 'What's he talking about?'"
Of the prospect of relocating to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, he added: "Stratford's fine. There used to be a great pie-and-mash shop there.
"It's up to people who run the club as to where they want to go in the future. It's a long way off still."
Bidding to take over the Olympic Stadium puts Tottenham in direct conflict with West Ham, who also formally registered their interest in doing so on Thursday.
Redknapp, a former Hammers player and manager, believes it will be a wrench for West Ham fans to leave Upton Park.
"It's a difficult one: do West Ham fans really want to leave Upton Park? Probably not," he said.
"They love it there. It's a great atmosphere, fantastic. It's a great little stadium with special tradition."
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