Chelsea target likely to remain at White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has suggested that Chelsea FC target and Spurs midfielder Luka Modric will stay this summer with the club unlikely to sell so near to the end of the transfer window.
Chelsea has already reportedly had two offers rejected by the White Hart Lane side but are expected to make a third and final offer before the window closes. Redknapp however is certain that chairman Daniel Levy will stick to his word and not sell the midfielder on.
“The chairman has said he will look at his contract in a month or two and he’s told me he will do that, we want to keep him. The chairman has made a statement and said he’s not going and it will be very difficult for him to go back on that. It’s been a problem but hopefully it will get resolved and he will just stay and we can move on. We want to keep him here and add one or two players to him.”
Redknapp continued:
“I’m sure he’ll stay. The chairman has made his mind up that he’s not going to sell him and there’s no point selling him late in the window because it’s hard to get replacements and that won’t help anyone. He’s got confused by it all because I wouldn’t think he’s never caused anyone a problem in his life before. Some players can handle it and say they’re going or they’ll cause havoc. I know players that have done it. But he wouldn’t cause anyone a problem and I just think he’s got confused by it all.”
The Tottenham Hotspur manager added:
“Let’s be truthful, he wanted to go. He’s had an offer, someone has made him an offer and he knows what he could earn elsewhere and sees it as an opportunity to move.”
“He’s not been in the right frame of mind but we can’t go on like that, we’ve got to get him playing.”
