Modric ready to stay at Tottenham in new deal

[tototoner]

would be good to get this sorted to stop the rumours starting up again in January


http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...c-is-ready-to-stay-at-spurs-with-new-deal.do?

Tottenham have opened talks with Luka Modric and are optimistic he will agree terms on a new deal before *January.

Standard Sport revealed last month that Spurs were planning to make the Croatia international their highest paid player and ward off interest from Chelsea and Manchester United by offering him up to £100,000 a week.

Modric was desperate to move to Stamford Bridge in the summer but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy turned down three huge offers from Roman Abramovich - the last one being £40million in the final week of the transfer window. Chelsea were expected to renew their interest in the January transfer window, while United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is a big admirer of the 26-year-old.

But Levy is determined to secure Modric's long-term future at the club as soon as possible and has already opened talks with the midfielder's representatives.

It is understood that Levy is still prepared to offer him a £40,000-a-week pay rise and the midfielder is believed to be ready to agree terms.

Modric has already begun to show he has got over his disappointment of not moving to west London with some fine performances, including the opening goal in the 4-0 rout of Liverpool.

Last week, Spurs boss Harry *Redknapp appealed to Levy to pay the former Dinamo Zagreb player what he deserves, saying: "If he's worth *£40million, then life tells you that you have to be paid accordingly. You can't say he is worth that much then pay him the wages of someone worth £5million. That doesn't ring true does it? You have to look after the boy and I am sure we will do that. Hopefully, his future is here.

"This is a big club, a good club. I am sure the chairman will sit down and talk to him.

"We have got to convince him that his future is here and make it right for the boy, which is only fair and I'm sure we will."

Throughout the summer, Levy insisted he didn't want to sell Modric and is adamant that he won't be allowed to go to Chelsea.

The club were angered by the way Chelsea conducted their business and felt their opening £22m bid was "derisory" and merely an attempt to unsettle the player.

 

[MattyP]

would be good to get this sorted to stop the rumours starting up again in January


http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/stand...c-is-ready-to-stay-at-spurs-with-new-deal.do?

It doesn't matter whether he signs a new contract or not, there will still be speculation about him moving and there will still be bids in for him.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Get it done Levy. The boy deserves a wage befitting his talent.

Not that anyone deserves to earn in excess of £100k, but in a world of football where that happens, he does deserve it. He's class.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

It doesn't matter whether he signs a new contract or not, there will still be speculation about him moving and there will still be bids in for him.

Hopefully, having signed a new huge contract, Luka will come out and say, publicly "Thanks for the offer, but no thanks - me like chicken badge"

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Of course there will be more speculation about Modric going, as there will be for Bale and other top class players at the Lane.

It doesn't mean they will actually leave though. It's a pity there's still no sign of a wages and transfer fee cap which would put an end to this ridiculous vying for players at stupid money that lesser clubs simply can't afford to offer.

 

[MattyP]

Get it done Levy. The boy deserves a wage befitting his talent.

Not that anyone deserves to earn in excess of £100k, but in a world of football where that happens, he does deserve it. He's class.

Bollocks does he. He's a quality player, but he was bang out of order for his behaviour over the summer.

Whilst I have forgiven him for that and am delighted to sing his name, I fail to see how he deserves a whopping pay rise for acting like a ****.

 

[$hoguN]

Bollocks does he. He's a quality player, but he was bang out of order for his behaviour over the summer.

Whilst I have forgiven him for that and am delighted to sing his name, I fail to see how he deserves a whopping pay rise for acting like a ****.

This.

 

[Adam456]

Hope they 'understand' correctly and are not simply making up a story on a slow news day.

If it's true is it the 100k a week or has he looked across at Chelsea's results and style of play and wondered how likely they are to actually challenge for the title, CL after all.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Of course there will be more speculation about Modric going, as there will be for Bale and other top class players at the Lane.

It doesn't mean they will actually leave though. It's a pity there's still no sign of a wages and transfer fee cap which would put an end to this ridiculous vying for players at stupid money that lesser clubs simply can't afford to offer.

I wonder if the Financial Fair Play regulations for next season (and beyond) will bring about a slow drop in wages as time progresses?

Football can't sustain the current bonkers wages, that's for sure.

And we all know, even when there was a maximum wage cap level Chairmen/managers still worked around that to ensure star players got more.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Bollocks does he. He's a quality player, but he was bang out of order for his behaviour over the summer.

Whilst I have forgiven him for that and am delighted to sing his name, I fail to see how he deserves a whopping pay rise for acting like a ****.

The payrise isn't for acting like a ****. It's for being one of the top players in the Premier League/Europe/The World. His performances deserve a payrise, surely?

Rumours suggest he's on around £55k/£60k? Sure, that's a shiteload of money to me or you (or any of us, really) but if he could earn £150k/£200k at Chelsea - who would turn that down? I wouldn't turn down a double/treble your wages job offer, personally, no matter how much I love my current job.

His head was turned. He acted like a ****, I know. But he's still our **** and we're better with him than without.

If we can hike his wages up to a level where we can fend off the likes of Chelsea, then surely that's a positive step? Let's show the big boys we won't bend over and lubricate ourselves reading for a shagging each time they come calling with the chequebook.

 

[sussexyid]

Bollocks does he. He's a quality player, but he was bang out of order for his behaviour over the summer.

Whilst I have forgiven him for that and am delighted to sing his name, I fail to see how he deserves a whopping pay rise for acting like a ****.

And with that attitude comes a moody Luka that knows he could earn so much more elsewhere.
We all know that the market rates for players are WAY inflated, however, they are what they are and if we want to keep him happy, we have to pay him the going rate.


Its like someone working at a banking corporate for £30k a year and knowing someone at the competitor is working the same job but earning £150k per year. They get hacked off and try to land a better salary elsewhere.

 

[mpickard2087]

Bollocks does he. He's a quality player, but he was bang out of order for his behaviour over the summer.

Whilst I have forgiven him for that and am delighted to sing his name, I fail to see how he deserves a whopping pay rise for acting like a ****.

Exactly how I see it.

 

[Riandor]

Well of course you would take the pay rise... the key is Levy needs to build in some kind of reassurances into the contract or agreement that when Chelsea or Man Utd do come calling that Levy can say no without Modric throwing his toys out of the pram.

THAT or maybe Levy will build in a targeted finish/Min release clause... i.e. if we don't finish top 4 then Modric can leave for £35 or 40 Million for example.

That way Modric can aim to achieve what he wants with Spurs and if we as a team fail, he has the reassurances that the chairman won't stand in his way.

Just a thought.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Him signing a new deal doesn't mean he won't want to move if another club comes in for him.

Besides it really f*cks me off how in the mainstream media it is seen as fact that he is on 40k a week(even Harry seems to think this) when in fact he is on closer to 80k.

 

[spurslenny]

100k or 40k, if we're not in the CL next season he'll want out still.

And even then he might want to leave for a team that are genuine title/CL contenders.


We can but hope.

 

[Adam456]

The payrise isn't for acting like a ****. It's for being one of the top players in the Premier League/Europe/The World. His performances deserve a payrise, surely?

Rumours suggest he's on around £55k/£60k? Sure, that's a shiteload of money to me or you (or any of us, really) but if he could earn £150k/£200k at Chelsea - who would turn that down? I wouldn't turn down a double/treble your wages job offer, personally, no matter how much I love my current job.

His head was turned. He acted like a ****, I know. But he's still our **** and we're better with him than without.

If we can hike his wages up to a level where we can fend off the likes of Chelsea, then surely that's a positive step? Let's show the big boys we won't bend over and lubricate ourselves reading for a shagging each time they come calling with the chequebook.

Well except that we are at least 3 years from a new stadium and that the extra £40k per week is over £2m per year that we can't spend on buying players and that the rest of our top players might feel that they need a rise.

I want us to keep him but what you're saying there is only half the picture

 

[Bus-Conductor]

If we want to keep him happy then we probably do have to pay him somewhere in the region of his piers, but I don't think Redknapp needs to be touting his raise publicly, and I'm sure Levy didn't appreciate Redknapp doing it.

 

[whitelightwhiteheat]

Well except that we are at least 3 years from a new stadium and that the extra £40k per week is over £2m per year that we can't spend on buying players and that the rest of our top players might feel that they need a rise.

I want us to keep him but what you're saying there is only half the picture

Sure. It's much better that we waste the money on the wages of shite squad players like David Bentley instead?

Yes, Bale and VDV might eventually say "Well, I want what Luka's getting" - that's a genuine problem. What's the alternative? We let our players get so good that we then have to sell them?

Not a brilliant plan, that one. Unless the plan is to stay mediocre forever. I'm not knocking mediocre. Been a Spurs fan for 20+ years, mediocre runs through my veins with Spurs! But it would be nice to think we can aspire to better. Selling class players like Luka Modric doesn't send out messages of aspiration, sadly.

 

[MrWoolley]

We should be giving him a new contract with increased wages based on his performances on the pitch, not to keep him happy from demanding a move again in January.

His performances on the pitch both last season and so far this have warranted him to be our highest paid player in history in my opinion.

 

[cwhite02]

If we want to show Modric we value him and we are a top team with ambitions then we have to pay him top dollar. No one can disagree he is our best player and one of the best CM around. If we don't then who can argue when Jan comes and he wants to leave?