It's not a shocking deal, when you look at it, it's actually a respectable deal for a player like Modric.
Luka Modric / Signs for Real Madrid
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It's not a shocking deal, when you look at it, it's actually a respectable deal for a player like Modric.
This is bad even for Glaston. He'll do anything to save face.Right. Again, there's nothing stopping you revealing the real fee. I very much doubt clubs are reading this thinking that they're going to fleece Spurs now that they know they're minted.
Not when worse players go for more and all the posturing they've done. Who are they going to replace him with for that money?
I see Glastons in denial.....
23million upfront... bloody hell
23million upfront... bloody hell
Moutinho will be an adequate replacement for a player who is overrated and who Spurs will cope without. Sure, some players go for more but they shouldn't be used as comparisons. Plenty of better players have gone for similar fees, while similar ones will have gone for less. Just because one player is overpaid for doesn't mean anyone better than him should go for more.
I see Glastons in denial.....
23million upfront... bloody hell
Not sure how likely it is but would be hilarious if they end up spending more on getting Moutinho.
Well, I relayed info on here a couple of months ago, saying that Modric would not be sold to a Prem club. And despite all the sceptism (yet again) that info has been proved right ... just as my relayed info was right about everything during the Berbatov saga stretching over two summers (check the threads if you don't believe it), again in the face of widespread skepticism on here.
And I said on here earlier today, before the news broke on SSN, that the Modric deal was done (in fact I knew that before today).
So the sceptism on here is nothing new. But then again my relaying the correct info - as proved by events - is nothing new either.
What I've relayed about Modric's fee is accurate.
This is low. You're not ITK, you're just butthurt that a player of yours isn't going for as much as you want him to go for. Pathetic.
Whatever ... I imagine that Levy is happy with the total sum, but I've relayed all the detail I care to right now.
If you're that interested you can PM me when the window is closed.
If you read my posts you'd know that I don't claim to be ITK, so your point falls flat.
I have zero direct contact with anyone connected to the club.
Wait, how can you claim to know the fee then? If you do then you're ITK.
What will that achieve if they'll have announced it?
For the third and (hopefully) last time, what reason do you have not to tell us what the 'real' fee is?
I'll tell you what, if you are very shy PM me with the 'real' figure and you have my word I won't reveal it until it's officially announced. If they match up then I'll gladly apologise.
We're in cahoots with Real on this one.
Spurs won't sell Modric to us. We buy Madrid another galactico forward, they get us Modric for a decent price.
Spurs won't sell Modric to us. We buy Madrid another galactico forward, they get us Modric for a decent price.
I think we can safely say that Sky Sports are more likely to have connections and knowledge about transfer dealings of a Premier League club than GlastonSpur on RedCafe.net.
Because one or two genuine ITKs do exist, believe it or not, despite all the fakes and wannabes.
I just relay occasional bits of info from these "one or two", and what they've said almost always proves right.
Other than this I know nothing more than the average Joe.
OK, a PM is coming your way later. But I doubt that anything will be officially announced.
Spurs are no longer a plc and so are not obliged to publish the fee.
As for RM - they'll use their mouthpiece (Marca) to say anything that will please their fans. But are they (RM) legally obliged to publish the fee? I've no idea - perhaps you'll know better than me.
Glaston has been spot on about the developments everytime. Why are people having a go?
The fee is smaller than he suggested it would be and it was naive to think that Levy and Spurs are uniquely able to resist the desires of a player for more than one season. No club can really, maybe City or Chelski if they wanted to lose money to prove a point but it just isn't ever worth it.
The fee is smaller than he suggested it would be and it was naive to think that Levy and Spurs are uniquely able to resist the desires of a player for more than one season. No club can really, maybe City or Chelski if they wanted to lose money to prove a point but it just isn't ever worth it.
You should have sold to a Prem Club. You would have made more money, posturing aside.
Real Madrid to pay €32 million plus €6 million in bonuses for Modric
http://www.marca.com/2012/08/15/en/football/real_madrid/1345012532.html
http://www.marca.com/2012/08/15/en/football/real_madrid/1345012532.html
Would have been a good buy for us but clearly had his heart on moving abroad.
He's pretty good but not excellent. He is no where Fabregas' level for example. Not even close.
He's pretty good but not excellent. He is no where Fabregas' level for example. Not even close.
Not too fussed about losing out on him (well, nit trying for him anyway) after watching Cleverly yesterday. He was very very good at the simple pass and move game, and most of his passes were one touch passes. Also thought Lingard had a very similar type of game during preseason. With Carrick, Scholes, Anderson and Cleverly in the middle, I think we're okay for this season. Hopefully, Lingard, Petrucci and Januzaj will step up in the future.
We definitely need to acquire a ball winner in midfield soon. Don't have anyone like that in our squad. Hopefully next summer.
We definitely need to acquire a ball winner in midfield soon. Don't have anyone like that in our squad. Hopefully next summer.
Great price for Real, and a bit surprising. Levy seems to have dropped the ball on this one.
If they wanted money they should have sold last year to Chelsea, after Modric's best season, before he'd been tapped up by Madrid and when Chelsea really needed reinforcements.
One year on, the player's now described as nearly 27, not 25 as he was viewed last year. He's had a good but not great season, he's had time to brood over exactly what move he wants to make and Chelsea have bought reinforcements.
The only problem with Levy's stance is that it looks like it's left AvB with a last week scramble for players and he appears to have got only a couple of million extra by doing it. I guess he saw Real Madrid's balance sheet and forgot that Perez is a businessman as well.
He acted like a complete cnut at the end. Happy not to have him at United.
He signed a long contract with the promise of moving somewhere else if a big club comes knocking at Spurs doors. Spurs has already sabotaged his deal with Chelsea which could have earned him a CL medal. Now they are trying to do the same with Real. No wonder why he's acting as a complete cnut.
Not like Berbatov then?
If he's stupid enough to sign a contract and thinks he's going to walk away when he wants, then he deserves whatever he gets.
As I said, he's been a cnut and I'm glad he's not at United.
I don't recall what he did but if you go back and read the transfer thread, you'll see that I didn't want Berbatov at United. One of the few.
Erm, now my maths has never been my strong point... but £26m is a fair bit away from £40m...
Madrid have got an excellent deal out of this.
Madrid have got an excellent deal out of this.
It seems that gullibility is your strong point, seeing as you place so much faith in SSN's journalistic integrity and accuracy.
This report, from the Daily Telegraph, is much closer to the actual truth:
"Luka Modric edges closer to Real Madrid move from Tottenham Hotspur
Real Madrid made a significant breakthrough in their protracted attempt to sign Luka Modric from Tottenham on Wednesday after offering to increase their up-front fee beyond £30 million on a potential £38 million deal.
Tottenham had initially placed a £50 million price-tag on their midfielder and had turned down a deal that could have risen to more than £35million because they were unhappy with the guaranteed proportion of the payment.
Real, however, have indicated that they are willing to restructure the deal to guarantee Tottenham closer to £35 million and Modric is now finally expected in Madrid in the next 48 hours for a medical and to agree personal terms."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... tspur.html
So you're saying that Ronaldo was stupid in signing a new contract with us despite him wanting to go to Real? And what about Rooney who did the same thing with Everton despite him going to United few weeks later? In both cases the clubs owners acted as true gentlemen and allowed their stars to leave at a realistic fee. Levy refused to keep his part of the deal which costed Modric a realistic chance of winning a CL medal, and thats because he was 'stupid' enough in trusting Spurs owner.
Levy should thank his lucky stars that he had an honest player rather a true cnut like Ibra, Ince or Vieri. These players would have probably sealed a hush hush deal with some big club and limited themselves to play cack for the entire season. Not to forget the million and one ways that can be used to unsettle the side, like for example wearing someone elses shirt, insulting the owners over the media and get into fights with team mate. Guess how much money Modric would cost at that point?
Actually smart-arse, I'm going off the figure mentioned earlier on this page as stated in Marca of 32 Euro's, which i roughly worked out as being about £26mil.
I don't know what SSN as reporting... but why is what the Telegraph are reporting closer to the truth? Is it based on something? Genuine question... The Guardian also have the fee at £26m plus add ons.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/15/tottenham-luka-modric-real-madrid?newsfeed=true
You're going off the figures given by that bastion of independent footballing reports called Marca? Well, good luck with that.
There are a variety of figures given by different media outlets. You've cited two of them, I've cited one (The Telegraph: 38m). To these we might add the Daily Mail (38m), The Sun (36m), The Express (28m) and several others. Yer pays yer money and you takes yer pick.
As for your question, read back earlier in this thread.
Marca's full of shit, but it's a figure on the page, thus I used it. As you've then kindly gone on to demonstrate, the figure varies between whatever publication you read.... so I would venture that nobody seemingly has a clue, including yourself.
Besides, The Telegraph can hardly be seen as a template for accuracy... they too produce some gems themselves of course, here's a recent example
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...d-to-sign-30m-Lucas-Moura-from-Sao-Paolo.html
sounds about right that, also seems more likely as its coming from the Telegraph probably the only paper that doesnt just copy and paste other outlets articles. They at least try and get the facts right before going to print.
According to Croatian reports, Kia Joorabchian is involved in final round of negotiations between Tottenham and Real...
Has this still not happened yet?
Modric is a twat. He should never have signed a six year contract and then just expected the club to roll over and let him leave whenever he wants.
I take my hat off to Levy for not caving in and letting him go last summer.
I take my hat off to Levy for not caving in and letting him go last summer.