Jose Mourinho can build a Chelsea dynasty to rival Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United reign and become "the greatest manager of all time," according to Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp.
Redknapp -- whose side travel to Stamford Bridge on Saturday -- tipped Chelsea for the Premier League title, then claimed he has the tougher job battling to guide the Loftus Road club to top-flight safety.
Ferguson led United to 13 league titles, two Champions League crowns, five FA Cup victories and four League Cup triumphs in his 27 years at the Old Trafford helm.
Mourinho oversaw two Premier League titles, two League Cup victories and one FA Cup win in his first Chelsea stint, but ended his first campaign back at the Blues empty-handed last season.
"He's proven he's a fantastic manager wherever he has been: you don't go and win European Cups like he has unless you're a top manager,'' Redknapp said of the 51-year-old, who led Porto and Inter Milan to Champions League success.
"He has top players and he knows how to get the best out of them and put teams together. He's going to be in the game for many years to come and he could end up as the greatest manager of all time.
"He's got a charisma about him and has got a great knowledge of the game. He's been excellent -- I couldn't fault him.
"I absolutely think he can do what Fergie did at Manchester United. If he wanted to stay at Chelsea for the next 15 years he could do it; he's only going to be successful there. He's at the right club with the right chairman."
Redknapp did say that Mourinho's ability to bring in the likes of Diego Costa made his job easier, however.
"It's very difficult to win anything without money now," he said. "We all watched TV last year and said how we'd love Diego Costa, but you can't get him.
"Once he went to Chelsea they were my title favourites. When Van Persie went to United two years ago I said they were certs for the league because he was right in his prime."
Redknapp also revealed he thought he had convinced Eden Hazard to join Tottenham before the Belgian left Lille for Chelsea.
"I spent four hours with him in a hotel in Paris talking to him about Tottenham," he said. "He went to Chelsea not long after, but I thought he was dead keen to come at that time.
"Joe Cole said he was the best player he'd ever played with. We pushed for him at the time but we couldn't get it over the line. It's the Champions League -- it's such a big draw."