clownfoot
Goran Bunjevcevic
Doubt they are real, says he is 'reported as saying'
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Modric - No Longer A Spurs Player
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Doubt they are real, says he is 'reported as saying'
polski sklep
Moussa Saib
How much money would you need to earn for emotion to become void?
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
From a poster that was slagging off Harry when he was manager and who intimated he wanted Harry out
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Read what he wrote about Ledley, he is a WUM and once again has people wound up, would be easier to ignore his posts really
SUIYHA
Scott Parker
An old pic, but I bet the Madrid fans hate that. Imagine seeing a picture of Vertonghen holding an Arsenal shirt with his name on the back!
Assuming these are real quotes, this is a very risky move from AVB. By going public about this, it makes it very difficult to see how Modric can stay and work with him now. From the tone of what he's said it seems like he's already accepted the fact that Modric is on his way out - "He will be a big loss", not he would be, he will be. This weakens our negotiating position with Madrid and the others, because the key to any negotiation is that the other person has to believe that you will walk away from the deal if it isn't suitable. If AVB is publicly blasting his player then how can he expect the player to go back and work for him again?
Last summer Harry took a different approach. He put his arm around Modric, was sympathetic and acted like his friend. When the move didn't work out, Modric at least still had enough loyalty to Harry to deliver good performances and help the club. If it comes back to that now, I can't see him being happy to work with AVB for another season. Which means we either accept a lower transfer fee or have a tinkled off player in the squad. This certainly isn't in the position that we should be in - Modric has a 4 year contract, we hold all the cards and we should be within our right to say no if the deal isn't suitable. Arsenal on the other hand have Van Persie on a one year deal, they are the ones that actually do have to sell, yet they're going the right way about things by saying they want to keep him and trying as hard as they can to get him to change his mind.
On the other hand, Modric is almost certainly going to be more vocal about how much he wants to leave this summer. I think he is naturally a quiet person, and even if he was unhappy to be here last season he doesn't strike me as a big dressing room personality that would rock the boat if he was unhappy. More like someone who would sit in the corner and quietly sulk. This time around he'll have people all around him telling him to get a little nastier and kick up more of a fuss. And instead of having Harry to put his arm around him, he'll be up against AVB, a man who lost his last job because he had nasty, spiteful characters in the dressing room that he didn't see eye to eye with. So AVB has probably made the decision that he needs to get rid of any player who might cause problems this time around, which means Modric too. But to ensure that he can sell one of his star players without losing face, he has gone public and brought in the issue of Levy's wife to turn the fans, media and perhaps even the players, against Modric.
jts1882
Dean Richards
Assuming the comments are true, I agree with much of that. Although I wonder why AVB is speaking to the Spanish press and not the English press ... or are AS part of the Madrid PR machine like Marca?
AVB came into the job knowing that Modric would likely leave. He probably has been told he can spend the money so its likely his plans require Modric to leave. Unlike 'Arry he doesn't know Modric so its harder to play the friendly role. I doubt they have had any bonding time.
AVB came into the job knowing that Modric would likely leave. He probably has been told he can spend the money so its likely his plans require Modric to leave. Unlike 'Arry he doesn't know Modric so its harder to play the friendly role. I doubt they have had any bonding time.
Jurgen the German
Erik Thorstvedt
Agree on all counts. I was willing to forgive Modric last season as he knuckled down after the window closed, but to do it twice is taking the tinkle!
Papers are saying Madrid hope they can get a cut price deal for Modric as they so generously sold VDV to us for £8m. Oh thanks for selling us a player that you DIDN"T WANT and that makes it ok for you try fudge us over and expect us to like it!
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indianspur
Guest
if Real dont come up with the money, i wonder if Levy will sell for a higher fee to Utd or chelsea
Diamond Lights
Alan Hutton
fudge Modric. he's no different to Berbatov. He only stayed last year because Levy told him there's no other option, regardless of his whining. he can do one as far as i'm concerned, won't cheer him if our paths cross in the future.
I know for a fact we asked about Ozil, dont know if that was connected to this deal though.
milo
Jack L. Jones
I don't understand this attitude. He wants to leave. We want to get as much money for him as we can. Real Madrid want to pay as little as possible. All understandable positions. It appears that all parties are using the press during negotiations and there is also a load of made up stuff too. Did anyone expect Modric to spend the rest of his career with us?
Rossi22
Pedro Mendes
walob :lol:
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
I wouldnt be surprised if we did but not t actually get Ozil but part of the mind games. Basically saying - listen bitches Modric and Ozil are similiar players, you wouldn sell ozil for 35m euros and we wont sell modric for the same. You buy Modric for the same price you have Ozil at,
Enter the Pitbull
Luke Young
Rafael van der Vaart said he believed from a phone message from Modric that the playmaker had gone home to Croatia after refusing to train with Tottenham last week.
Van der Vaart told AS he had gone to Modric's house on Friday in an attempt to make peace.
And he said: "It is in a difficult situation. The president is angry, but he is also very upset with what is happening. I think everything will be fixed in three or four days."
Van der Vaart told AS he had gone to Modric's house on Friday in an attempt to make peace.
And he said: "It is in a difficult situation. The president is angry, but he is also very upset with what is happening. I think everything will be fixed in three or four days."
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
People having a overly emotional reaction to a piece of business.
We saw the same people that went to Rooney's house to threaten him cheering him on a few months later.
I've no idea why fans think their players have the same emotional attachment to a club that they do.
Every one of our squad would leave to further their career. Most of us grown-ups have dealt with this reality years ago.
jts1882
Dean Richards
Fair enough, up to a point.
When his contract ends, Modric should leave with our blessing. But until then he is under contract. Its not unreasonable to expect him to play for us until we get an offer than meets our valuation. That includes preseason training, tours and so on.
On the other side of the coin, if he had turned out to be useless or had a career-ending injury, we would be obliged to keep to the contract and pay him.
So he should keep playing for us until Madrid cough up. Strikes, skipping tours, claims that the head is not quite right should be judged for what they are, attempts to cheat our club out of an asset acquired legally.