Luka Modric / Signs for Real Madrid

AdZzUtd said:
Do you realise that it's simply the most desperate and public flogging exercise a chairman can take to raise the price and hope for a bidding auction for the player by making every team in the country, feck, in Europe aware that Chelsea have moved for him.
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Levy made his statement after it had already emerged that Chelsea had bid for him.

And quite why you imagine that Levy is "desperate" to sell Modric is entirely beyond rhyme or reason.

On the other hand, maybe Spurs are desperately short of money and eager to degrade their team by selling their best player.
 
GlastonSpur said:
Levy made his statement after it had already emerged that Chelsea had bid for him.

And quite why you imagine that Levy is "desperate" to sell Modric is entirely beyond rhyme or reason.

On the other hand, maybe Spurs are desperately short of money and eager to degrade their team by selling their best player.
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He's not 'desperate' to sell, he's 'desperate' to make the most after accepting the inevitable that Modric will be moving on in the future.

You make it sound as if Levy's motives are his honour and spurs pride. Not you know, 40 million quid in the bank.
 
AdZzUtd said:
He's not 'desperate' to sell, he's 'desperate' to make the most after accepting the inevitable that Modric will be moving on in the future.

You make it sound as if Levy's motives are his honour and spurs pride. Not you know, 40 million quid in the bank.
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His motives are, like most club chairmen, to see the team progress and improve. You don't achieve that by selling your best player unless you have little other realistic choice.

In this instance Levy does have a choice. As for "£40m in the bank", you'd need to subtract from that substantial sum needed to find a good (and probably inferior) replacement and figure in the lower chances of reaching top 4 again and thus all the riches of CL football.
 
GlastonSpur said:
His motives are, like most club chairmen, to see the team progress and improve. You don't achieve that by selling your best player unless you have little other realistic choice.

In this instance Levy does have a choice. As for "£40m in the bank", you'd need to subtract from that substantial sum needed to find a good (and probably inferior) replacement and figure in the lower chances of reaching top 4 again and thus all the riches of CL football.
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He's recently seen Berbatov leave, a player whom the club treated like Modric 'unsellable' and seen the team improve and progress. So it's not as if Levy always does what appears to be 'right' - infact he always does what earns his club the nicest profit.

Which this time around is selling Modric. You make it sound as if the whole of your success revolves around Modric, are you forgetting Bale, Van Der Vart et al?

Modric wants to move, for the right price, he will move. You can delude yourself all you want, this is the truth.
 
Gary Mabbutt said:
"We’ve got to look to the future, if he wants to go there is no point holding back an unhappy player, you’ve got to use that money and build.”

“Of course losing your top players is going to be a huge kick up the backside but it is the way the game is now. If players are being offered whatever amount of money to go and play somewhere else it’s very difficult to keep hold of those players."
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GlastonSpur said:
First off, you mean "according to Luka Modric according to the Daily Mail".

Second, even it were true, an agreement to "consider" any incoming bid does not mean an agreement to accept it or enter in negotiations about it.
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It doesn't matter if it's true, it matters if people believe it. To point blank refuse to even negotiate, and say the player is absolutely not for sale, that's not really in keeping with the spirit of an agreement to consider a bid, even if it is in keeping with the letter of it. Also, if you bin Modric off to boot cleaning duty, you'll lose your best player for a whole season which will severely impact on your chances of getting back into the Champions League, making Spurs less attractive to players.

I do sympathise with the idea of getting rid of player power, but it's not something one club can realistically achieve.
 
Just read he's on £40grand a week on that contract, absolute steal of a deal for Tottenham. He'd get double that at the big boy's, no wonder his heads turned.
 
Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber said:
The truth is if Spurs don't want to sell, Modric has no cards to play. His 5 year contract means they have all the leverage. He is in the same boat as Fabregas at Arsenal.
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Finally some sense. Thanks Cheif.

When we are on it it's important to notice that Levy and T'ham is in a very strong position. The only thing Modric can do is to refuse to play. I don't think that's a realistic option.

Time will tell but if Levy is stubborn then Modric needs to rethink his strategy.
 
The other point I think worth thinking about is that the longer Tottenham wait, the more his price will lower, this is the summer they'll get the biggest fee possible for him, in my opinion. And I really do think he'll go eventually, wether this summer, January or next summer.
 
So based on this quote we have changed our minds and now want him to stay at Spurs, where he will do less damage to our title chances. And we want Fabregas to leave.
 
7even said:
Finally some sense. Thanks Cheif.

When we are on it it's important to notice that Levy and T'ham is in a very strong position. The only thing Modric can do is to refuse to play. I don't think that's a realistic option.

Time will tell but if Levy is stubborn then Modric needs to rethink his strategy.
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The point is though, no manager wants a player at the club who isn't going to put 100% in every week because he's dreaming of playing somewhere else.
 
Bryan_Munich said:
The point is though, no manager wants a player at the club who isn't going to put 100% in every week because he's dreaming of playing somewhere else.
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Well that's true for a month or so but when he's entering October then it's biz as usual. But I agree that in the long run it's not a wise strategy.

But the good thing is let Chelsea be the bad guy's. Maybe Levy see United as a way to save face (for the right fee).
 
I see Levy's comments as just the next play in the game of poker. I expect him to be sold, but not for cheap.
 
7even said:
Finally some sense. Thanks Cheif.

When we are on it it's important to notice that Levy and T'ham is in a very strong position. The only thing Modric can do is to refuse to play. I don't think that's a realistic option.

Time will tell but if Levy is stubborn then Modric needs to rethink his strategy.
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I do agree with this, but I think the power is actually with Chelsea more than Spurs. Yes, Spurs have power over Modric as they have him on a long contract and aren't in a financial mess, so they can sit and reject bids that they feel under-value him, as they have done, and there's nothing Modric can do about it. I don't think Chelsea or Modric can force Spurs to sell Modric on the cheap (relatively speaking!).

However, Chelsea are not us. I'm not saying we're poor or can't afford him, but they have a whole different kind of financial clout, and can offer ridiculous fees which we would probably not touch with a bargepole.

I'm fairly confident that if they want him enough and put in a high enough bid (which they have the capacity to do) they will get him. It might be a bid to make your eyes water and make us all shake our heads (perhaps even Glaston's quoted figure of £50 million plus), but it could happen. And I think in that case, Spurs would sell and Chelsea would get their man.

If they want him enough to me it is a matter of when and how much, not if.
 
humdinger said:
I do agree with this, but I think the power is actually with Chelsea more than Spurs. Yes, Spurs have power over Modric as they have him on a long contract and aren't in a financial mess, so they can sit and reject bids that they feel under-value him, as they have done, and there's nothing Modric can do about it. I don't think Chelsea or Modric can force Spurs to sell Modric on the cheap (relatively speaking!).

However, Chelsea are not us. I'm not saying we're poor or can't afford him, but they have a whole different kind of financial clout, and can offer ridiculous fees which we would probably not touch with a bargepole.

I'm fairly confident that if they want him enough and put in a high enough bid (which they have the capacity to do) they will get him. It might be a bid to make your eyes water and make us all shake our heads (perhaps even Glaston's quoted figure of £50 million plus), but it could happen. And I think in that case, Spurs would sell and Chelsea would get their man.

If they want him enough to me it is a matter of when and how much, not if.
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I can't imagine him going for that kind of money.

It'll probably be around 30-35m.

If Spurs demand Torres' kind of figure, Chelsea can switch their attention to other players of similar talent and get them for less.
 
Bryan_Munich said:
Redknapp insists Luka Modric is going nowhere.

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Love the pic that went with it on Talksports site
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antihenry said:
I can't imagine him going for that kind of money.

It'll probably be around 30-35m.

If Spurs demand Torres' kind of figure, Chelsea can switch their attention to other players of similar talent and get them for less.
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I agree, it is a hell of a lot of money and both Chelsea and United could probably pick up players that are as good for cheaper. Which is why it is dependent on how much Chelsea want him in particular. If they've decided nobody else will do (which is a possibility as if the reports are true they bid last summer so are still keen to sign him) they'll pay however much it takes as they have that capacity. Of course if they're not that bothered then there will be a point where they won't go above, and they'll pull out and go after someone else.

I don't think they will be able to drive the price down, but they can meet virtually any price Spurs demands, if they want to.
 
Bryan_Munich said:
Redknapp is piling the pressure on Levy not to sell in my opinion.
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Harry is biding his time, waiting for Fabio's job.

A year from now, if things work out, he won't give two shits about Spurs and he also knows how incredibly difficult it'll be to repeat the 09/10 performance (when they barely made it to the CL)and get back in the top four spot next season, given the competition from United, Chelsea, Arsenal, newly rich City and revived Liverpool with Dalglish at the helm.
 
Do Tottenham fan's think Modrid will remain there for the rest of his career? He's out-grown Tottenham in my opinion, no disrespect to them, but Modric, realistically is a player who should be playing at the upmost highest level, Tottenham have gotten a good few years out of him, and it should be regonised how good they've done in signing him and progressing him as a player, but in all seriousness, its time for Modric to make the step-up, wether to Chelsea or ourselfs.
 
SATA said:
He'll hand in a transfer request on Monday. ...
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If he does, Levy will turn it down flat.

Let me throw another item into the mix: the old adage "business is business" doesn't always apply in the world of football. So even if Spurs were minded to sell Modric, Chelski is the last club on the planet they'd deal with ... apart from Arsenal of course.

I'll tell you exactly what's going to happen and the order in which they'll happen:

1) Some bright spark is going to add an item 9) to this list.

2) Modric will return to pre-season training, Harry will throw his arms around him and make him feel better with a big hug or two.

3) Modric will be offered a new 5 year contract, with a significant pay rise, albeit far less than what Chelsea would pay. This will contain a clause saying he can go next summer IF Spurs don't qualify for the CL AND IF amount X is bid (or in Chelsea's case amount X times 2).

4) Modric will be quietly impressed with one or two of the signings we've made this summer. *

5) Modric will knuckle down quite happily and play the best he can.

6) GlastonSpur will collect £105 in winning bets from 4 Caftards.

7) RedCafe will be filled with revisionist posts saying, "well, I never really thought he'd be sold".

8) In September a new Modric-to-United thread will appear concerning the January transfer window.

* Don't hold me to this one
 
You should use if, probably and might more sparingly Glaston.
 
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