Luka Modric / Signs for Real Madrid
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Yeah, not sure why people don't think we'd get rinsed for Modric. £30m would seem like a good deal to us, which means he'd be considerably more in Levy land. Doubt he'd do a Berbatov on them either.
My offer of a bet still awaits a taker ...
I reckon GlastonSpur said the same shite on here before we bought Carrick and Berbatov. Modric will probably be number 3
do people think modric has the mentality to handle a 40 million price tag? would he be ronnie and proud of it, or berba and sad about it?
Which bet Glastony?
Does he take free-kicks?
He said exactly the same about Berbatov. "wanna bet?" "levy won't sell", "he's got 2 + 2 years left on his contract"
Anyone who believes a word that comes out of Redknapp or levys mouth is a prize idiot, a simple flash of the reddies and they'll accept.
That Modric won't be signing for Man. Utd this summer.
What's the stake?
Glaston is usually wrong about everything.
Then you reckon wrong.
In Berbatov's case, for example, during the windows that occurred prior to his being sold, I said that he would not be sold during those windows and took a lot of flak on here from those who insisted to the contrary.
And in the window when he was sold (Summer '08), I said he would be sold only if a very high price threshold was reached. Again, many Caftards scoffed when I dismissed the many valuations (mostly in the 15 - 23m range as far as I recall) given on here at the time. But I was proved right ... just as what I've said re. Modric will be proved correct.
I'm open to suggestions - maybe an amount that makes it worthwhile, but not so much that it becomes too unfriendly?
If he's wrong, you're going to be wrong as well, as buying Modric and at least a keeper will mean we've spent quite big.
Nar... I reckon you leave money out of it.
Make the loser pose naked in front a national landmark with a redcafe banner in the background and post it here in spoilers.
I have a lot of Spurs friends that I've known for a long time. Because we keep stopping Arse winning anything they quite like us. We cant keep using them as our main feeder club if I'm to keep getting free digs when I visit London 
Of course Modric will be expensive but Spurs are not in a such a strong position. No matter who you are it's not easy if your main player wants to leave and knows a club is in for him. Even Wenger and Arsenal suffered last season and Spurs are no Arsenal.
True, I'm not very worried though and I can guarantee you I'll be fine even if we spent £30m or £40m net. I don't think we're going to buy Sneijder or Modric either, just pointing out that Glaston's opinion on Spurs is usually very biased.
It is a bit surprising that Montolivo is not even mentioned. A player in the same mould as Luka Modric, with some of the same qualities. Guess Aquilani, Veron etc. have made people skeptical.
Guess people in here will start talking about him after Inter Milan has bought him and his price has gone up from £15 to £40 mill...
Guess people in here will start talking about him after Inter Milan has bought him and his price has gone up from £15 to £40 mill...
i started a montolivo thread in the football forum like a year ago. i'm a fan, but he has stagnated, that is for sure.
i like him, but then again he's not 'prem proven' and he's not the dribbler modric is.
mind you, i only get me todger out for sneijder.
Not the dribbler, but better when the opposition have the ball. Stronger in the tackle. Probable even a better passer of the ball. Two fantastic feets.
Stagnated? I think he has been great the last couple of months, despite playing for an average team. Would be a perfect CM in a 442. A modern box-to-box midfielder. You can not say the same about Sneijder.
That being said, Modric would be fantastic. But he is not a much better player than Montolivo. Does PL-proven make him worth £20 mill more?
Photoshop!!! I can see the pixels!
GlastonSpur last genuine question for you.. If hypothetically Modric does get transferred to whoever.. What do you think the transfer fee will be? In GBP ofcourse.. You can give a range of Max 5 million (which would represent possible addon's etc) for e.g 30-35 mill.
For this summer: 50 - 55m.
I don't want to get involved in discussions as to what he is or isn't worth - because that's not the point involved here. Instead the question is: what it would take to persuade Levy to sell?
IMO he won't be remotely intererested in a "fair price" or a "decent bid" or whatever. If he's expected to part with the jewel in his crown and then face a huge fan backlash as a resullt, then he'll insist on getting a king's ransom in return .... especially when he holds all the cards in terms of contract length, player age, club's financial health etc etc.
At least then he could hope to placate fans by placing a huge transfer budget at Harry's disposal, albeit that a big portion of this would have to be spent on signing a (probably much inferior) replacement for Modric.
I don't expect Man. Utd fans to like my assessment, and I imagine a fair few will pour scorn on it. But this is my view and I think it'll prove correct if it ever comes to that.
I basically agree with you, and it sounds like the player is not going to have his head turned either. Only slight wild card is if Harry wants to do a deal for him, and I doubt he does.
That price ought to be enough to put anyone off. Even City. Modric is yet to step up to the top level in any case IMO.
Scholes>>>modric
Having trouble letting go you know.
Having trouble letting go you know.
40 million for a player that will be 26 just after the start of the season? No, thank you. If there is this supposed "Berbatov Rule" or whatever that's been tossed about, where Fergie won't buy players over 27 anymore, then 26 I would have to think is very borderline unless the fee makes him a real steal.
Besides we need a gritty defensive midfield general more than we need a creative midfielder.
Besides we need a gritty defensive midfield general more than we need a creative midfielder.
if he ever joined us, he'd need to get a haircut. and not ponce around wearing an alice band.
berba cut his hair, and scored 20 goals in the league this year.
berba cut his hair, and scored 20 goals in the league this year.
Sounds like a reasonable post to me, but in this case Levy can keep him. I can't see SAF spending 40m on Modric. Spurs took us the cleaners once, it won't happen a second time.
Let's be honest though, you're never getting back in the top four, so it's either sell him now, or in 12 months time at a cut price.
50-55
He will have to leave sooner or later if he ever wants to play in the CL again imo.
If we put a concrete bid in, his head will be turned. Let's see...
If we put a concrete bid in, his head will be turned. Let's see...
Spurs will bite someone hands off for 40m. Whether anyone will go that far is another question.
Any more than 30m for Modric is bad business, he is simply not worth any more.
Levy is a cock and he should be left to build his team to fight for sixth place next season, assuming his manager doesn't leave him.
Levy is a cock and he should be left to build his team to fight for sixth place next season, assuming his manager doesn't leave him.
Apparently Chelsea have been sniffing around, but have been told firmly that he's not for sale...