I've said he's not attainable this year - how much clearer can I get?
Next year can take care of itself.
You, in contrast maintain that Man. Utd can sign him any time they like, including this year. Well, that's your view so good luck with it.
Luka Modric / Signs for Real Madrid
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Next year can take care of itself.
You, in contrast maintain that Man. Utd can sign him any time they like, including this year. Well, that's your view so good luck with it.
Watch how much we spend this season. It will be substantially more than so far.
We forgot to mention, on top of guaranteed trophies at United and Chelski, and the pride and history that is attached to playing for United...
He would also DOUBLE his wages.
Glaston, just admit that there is a slight chance that Modric might move if the right price comes in...
But so far the odds are better on Modric staying put.
But so far the odds are better on Modric staying put.
I can only speak for myself but my problem isn't with him saying Modric will stay this season. I'd say there's a good chance he will depending on how interested ourselves and Chelsea are. It's the misplaced arrogance with which he is stating his opinion and the dismissive way he is talking about a club far bigger than Spurs.
Glaston, what are the terms of your prospective bet, Modric to stay or to go in the current transfer window? I'll bet you £10 he leaves if those are your conditions.
With cash reserves of circa £170m Fergie can go for whoever he wants this summer.
I honestly don't care if we get Modric or not, and the prices being bandied around are retarded, I'd want Iniesta class for those prices. However you have no idea how much money United have or where it may be coming from.
If you keep Modric it's not going to make any difference in the long run, he will just get disillusioned like Cesc and Nasri and in the end you'll have to sell, so keeping him to spite him seems pointless when the money could buy you a top end striker or defender.
For a team like United, Barca, Madrid - I'd say any player anywhere in the world is attainable depending on if they are willing to pay an obscene amount. I say those clubs because some players won't agree to moving to other clubs even if their club is willing to sell them for a lot of money.
When you say he is unattainable this year Glaston - you are saying that if a club drops 50 mil in front of Levy, he won't change his mind, which is untrue. Maybe you've already said something like "Modric is unattainable for any figure less than 35 mil" - which might be true but, Modric being unattainable this year for any price would be completely untrue.
When you say he is unattainable this year Glaston - you are saying that if a club drops 50 mil in front of Levy, he won't change his mind, which is untrue. Maybe you've already said something like "Modric is unattainable for any figure less than 35 mil" - which might be true but, Modric being unattainable this year for any price would be completely untrue.
There was a finality in your words that suggested Utd would not be siging Modric. I have never once said Utd can sign him when they want. Quite the opposite, I've said if we really want him we can get him eventually. Just as we have before. We didn't get Berbatov when we first wanted but we got him in the end. If I'm going at too fast a pace for you to keep up then I'll slow down.
Glaston what price would you say is a fair price for Modric?
I have already - starting way back in the thread - said that he might be sold IF the right price comes in. But this is true of any club and any player.
The key issue here is the definition of "right price" for a chairman who doesn't wish to sell, has no financial need to sell and rightly sees Modric as the long-contract jewel in his crown. I've already given my own minimum definition of "right price".
But I've actually read the circumstances of his bet and all he wanted to bet on is whether Modric will still be a Spuds player next season or not "Whatever the price may come in this transfer window."
His reasons are:
1. Levy is rich, no need for more money
2. Spurs garuntee's him a starting spot
3. Harry doesn't want to sell
4. Modric just signed a new 6yr deal.
Yes, but the word unattainable this season means that he'll definitely be at Spuds 100% so thats why you've been quoted so....
Just write down again that its not 100% to those that have just started to read the thread and that you are willing to bet on it...
It does clear up a lot of quotes going on.
Fair price, or the price that Levy would accept? Because the two are not the same, as "fairness" is the very last thing that Levy needs to bother himself with.
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OK, he won't be sold this summer unless at least 50m is offered - and even then there's a fair chance Levy will turn it down.
So nothing is ever 100%, but in this case it's pretty darn close to it because I don't see any club being willing to offer 50m as the starting point for negotiations.
I'm fairly sure that he won't go for 50m...if he goes.
Why is everyone acting as if Daniel Levy is some master jedi when it comes to negotiations?
Ok, so he got a good price for Berbatov.
Ok, so he got a good price for Berbatov.
20m for Robbie fecking Keane, man!
He's obviously a genius/evil puppetmaster/both.
Did you not say:
"My comments in this thread are that no Tottenham player is beyond the reach of Manchester United. Whether it's this year or next" ??
Which he then fecked up by paying 16 million 5 months later.
Yeah. I should point out that last sentence was not intended to be exhaustive. I would've thought that post made it fairly clear I didn't think for certain United could sign him this season but if they really wanted him they would get him eventually. I'm not sure how often you want me to say it. For your benefit though, if Utd want any Spurs player they will get him this year or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next, or the next. How long would you like me to go to help you understand the meaning?
Actually it was closer to 13m, according to the average report. But either way it was indeed stupid.
He is after all the same man that negoiated the sacking of Martin Jol and the hiring of Juande Ramos.
If you believe that you'll believe anything.
It's one thing to quote cash reserves, but you might also try quoting debt levels.
Are Spurs going to enjoy their first season in their new stadium then Glaston?
I'll bet you £20 otherwise.
If he's sold this summer, it will not be for at least £50m.
what is the right price for spurs to sell, you reckons you can get torres type of sum of £50m for Modric, no chance....
True but when it comes to selling, he's good. When it comes to buying, he pays money for David Bentley.
Now now, lets get back to Modric and us and keep Levy out of this.
If only that were possible.
Of course - but when and where remains an open question.
In the meantime they'll enjoy the new training complex now being built and due for completion next year.
The bet offered is that he won't be sold this summer full stop, regardless of which club or whether it's for £1 or £100m.
I can't say fairer than that - can I?
McGarry says Modric is on 42k a week.. surely that cant be true.
He has to be on more than that, right?
He has to be on more than that, right?
The fans? I don't think so.
Well the debt is being serviced very comfortably. The only reason to hoard that much cash in the first place is to spend it - looks like the club have been planning for a long time for an active summer transfer window. There could be some big bids.
In short, we do have the money to make silly offers and we can afford to, but I don't think we will, not for Modric anyway, because the club are careful to ensure value. Modric's potential value is pretty high, he's still quite young and there aren't too many other players around of his quality that aren't already at big clubs, but it won't be as high as Levy's valuation. So while I agree that it's unlikely he will be sold at all, and he would only go for silly money, your statements that 'we can't afford to make a big bid' are off the mark.
Okay - I'm sceptical of this one. I've yet to see any official or even semi-official source that says we're even interested in Modric. Are we?