Chelsea have re-ignited their interest in Luka Modric, with the Croatian’s move a key for a number of high profile signings to go through this summer.
The Blues were involved in a huge transfer saga last season when Andre Villas-Boas was at Stamford Bridge, with the manager then having a £40 million offer turned down by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.
The Portuguese boss however is the one holding onto Modric now, with Real Madrid, Manchester United, and ex-club Chelsea all in conversation with the North London club over a switch for their midfield maestro.
The suggestion now is that Modric’s transfer could inextricably hold the link to as many as three big-money signings, those of Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie and Joao Moutinho.
Modric’s sale is set to free up funds for Villas-Boas to dip into the transfer market, which would allow the Tottenham manager to finally sign Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent contract from Manchester City.
He also has set his eyes on compatriot Joao Moutinho to replace Modric in the centre of the Spurs midfield, and would be able to reach the 25-year old’s £30 million valuation with the cash from Modric’s proposed move.
Also inter-connected could be the Citizens’ bid to sign wantaway Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie, with the exit of Adebayor set to free up funds and a squad place for the Dutchman.
Arsenal are demanding £30 million for their star, despite the 28-year old having just one year left on his contract at the Emirates.
I would sell him and get Sturridge and Bertrand plus 20 million. We could sign Ady and others Modric sulks after the Window closes then he sulks in January.
By your reckoning you value Modric at 52 million. Sturridge 20m plus Bertrand 12m and another 20m in cash. Poor deluded spud..enjoy the eurhopeless cup and let the really top players gravitate towards the really big clubs.Don’t hold Modric back from his dream of playing for the biggest clubs in the world Chelsea,Manure,or Real Madrid
Lets get it straight. Chelsea never offered 40 million. They offered cash plus some of their rejects e.g. Alex, Kalou etc. in part exchange. Most Spurs supporters feel the club should not deal with Chelsea at any price, but if they agree to it should be for 40 million cash–no lay-away plans– or 20 million plus Sturridge and McEcheran.
u cheap thing dat want cheap things, do u think u can ever hav 20ml with two 22yr old striker & left bak (sturidge & betrand) in place of 26yr old mdfielder (modric) u should learn hw 2 kik ur trigar den start rubering
It wasnt 40 mil it was 28Mill and a player, can you please get this right. That they(and only they) had valued at 16 mil. I would hate Cheatski to get their way, we should only sell Modders to an obscure foreign team with a lot of cash …
imho modric true price is not 40m, he is worth more than that.
so to get him for 40m is a good buy since he is basically xabi alonso + iniesta rolled into one. imagine the kind of service torres will CONSTANTLY get.
Why not do a deal with Chelsea? Cause we were willing to take an unhappy player of yours AND offer you f***ing £40 million?!?! You’re all deluded and selfish. Make into the Champions League once and you think you’re a big club. Ridiculous morons.
We will never sell to spurd mcechran and sturidge to spur at that price,if they want these two players,let them learn how not to be envied,out of enviness,they refuse to hand off modric to us at d normal price
this is not the first time we hav being hearing of transfer complication like this; the more totenhm hold modric, the more they count their losses. U cant get the best out of him again and the price keeps reducing with time. Levy is just a coward!