Thank you Luka!

Has he not gone yet?

Disappointed.

He has been a good player for us but until the valuation is met he can't leave. The media are not helping by spinning the situation and I am not sure of what truth there is the refuse to train/fly etc stories; however I feel we need to buy 2 strikers and then recoup the money from Modric sale later. If Modric head not right until September like last year we can cope. However facing 3 games in Aug/early Sept with only defoe up front and we may be calling for help to avoid relegation.

Look - Luka i agrea player & I wish he had stayed with us. However, I also understand that we did NOT get into the Champions League & so, Modric was always going to go. He is not a fan, this is his job and hewants more money, a new cllenge & to compete at the top. I don't want him in the USA if he is not part of our plans. I want Levy to sell abroad & get top dollar to re-invest. However, there is some balance needed as if this runs and runs, it could cause distractions and we have had a positive few weeks till now. Do it quick Levy & sell abroad. Am I disappointed at Luka leaving the AVB revolution - massively. Do I hate him for going or even 'having' to force a move, NO - because that is press talk up to now. More interested in getting players (STRIKER please) quick, which means Luka out quick. Strategy must be quick & abroad.

don't sell now let him play for spurs or let the rat rot.play him at his own dirty game.not for sale.

They come, they go, the Cock still crows, move along now sunshine, sign the replacement quickly please. I'd be suprised if Moutinho wasn't already looking at London properties.

You don't think Levy is to blame for ANY of this, no? He is not worth £40m, simple as. Aguero didn't even cost City £40m. £27-£30m should be more than enough but your chairman is too tight to see sense. Great player but valuation is retarded. Don't pin all the blame on a player who has done brilliant things at your club.

As much as we all love (loved???) Modric - i would'ent say he was the most adored foreign player for us. Klinsmann, Ginola, Atouba will always belooked upon in much better ways!

Whitehart Lad - I doubt the truth in that otherwise he would have already done it and Tevez would most likely have done the same thing previous.

At the end of the day, Luka is under contract, a contract that he and his agent quite happily reviewed and signed quite happily. If a player has the right to use a contract when it suits them (injuries) why should a club be bullied into allowing a player to break the legislation when it does not?

I'm quite happy for Spurs to make an example and sacrafice 27mil disciplining Modric. He is tarnishing his own career and only has himself to blame for not conducting a professional approach to the situation. We understand Modric is looking out for his best interest (even though they changed from a 6year deal at Spurs to a transfer request within 6 months) but the club also has to protect itself.

People say that "holding Modric to ransom" is cutting our noses off to spite our faces, but i firmly believe if we allow this transfer to take place solely on the basis because Modric wants it, we open the floodgates for abuse. Players will make similar demands knowing that their are no reprocussions and Spurs will be a toy or stepping stone for players to use and abuse as and when they choose.

Modric adhere to your legal obligations or suffer the same fate as Tevez. There will be no way back into the good books if you refuse to play and you will essentially ruin your career in the process.

It's just a bloody shame we were not able to say bye to Luka who has been a superb player for us. He is getting shafted by Levy who convinced him to sign a 4 year deal so his stock woould rise, now he is playing around with hsi future. Imagine you wanted to go to a new job and your bos was been arsey with you just to prove a point. So I hope you get the move you want Luka and hope you are successful as I am sure you will be. Good luck wee man!. Now lets worry about the players we do have and who will be representing us in the prem next season.HHXX

The Luka saga stinks of an underhand agent being involved. A big pay day that they are after i think.

I don't believe a player should hold a club to ransom, but then an unhappy player at a club will potentially cause more problems than it's worth. Therefore, sell him to the highest bidder, doesn't matter where, what matters is the value as this is re-investment funds. Let him go to Chelski, Manure, Citeh, P$G or Madrid. Let him learn the hard way, because he will quickly become another fish in another pond rather than one of the biggest fish in a pond. Do you really think Modric will go to Real and become the main man? If he want to earn big money for being a bit part player then let him go, he could have been a legend at Spurs and with the AVB revolution who really knows whether he is making the right decision???

rojo2010 - A players valuation is based on the need to keep that player at the club and how much someone is prepared to pay. Wether or not Modric is worth 30mil to Madrid, the cost of replacing would exceed 30mil so ofcourse this is a minimum in the sellers eyes. Nothing is retarded about that apart from someone that can't grasp that. RVP is being sold at 20mil+ with 1 year on his contract. He is in demand for having one good season but a terrible Euros. How do you work that one out?

Levy will stand firm on this if Real don't match the price. With a four year contract of just £40K per week, we can afford to let him rot in the reserves. And if he's disruptive, we'll just keep fining him! No-one is bigger than this club. COYS!

This is all thanks to Florentino Perez. The slimiest football President this side of the Atlantic! He's a property developer for christs sake, how can anyone expect him to behave with decorum! He is agitating Modric to make a stink. They will pay eventually, just want to create a big saga about it so he seems to have 'won', once he gets his man. Perez will pay more or less Levy's asking fee, this is just public grandstanding! Luka is a silly boy, but we must never forget that we purchased him, he is not English, has not supported Spurs his whole life and no player alive would be able to turn down Madrid. He is being poorly advised right now, and should begin training immediately, but I do have to give him credit for the way he got on with it after last summer. Leaving Spurs for a bigger club is much more acceptable, leaving Chelsea wouldn't of been!

Anyone else hearing the rumours that Levy may have to step down for a while whilst he attends to his wife in the states? Not sure if this is more ITK bull cr*p but I wonder if this will have an effect on the Modric saga?

La le la la La le la la...hey hey you ugly madder facker! This piece of ***** gettin on me tetz. If i was Levy i would make an official statement now to the public 35mill deal or no deal. If Real dont want to pay more than 27 i would also make it public that Real Madrid deal is off. Why the fack PSG and Man City all quiet on this now that we are ready to facking sell! COYMFS!!!

Does Pat Jennings count as foreign?

JattYid - Have City ever wanted Modric? PSG have made pretty big signings already.

I cannot believe some people on here are actually sticking up for Modric. I couldn’t give a flying phuck if it’s his agent that’s telling him not to train etc he has a brain and makes his own decisions. How is Levy holding Modric to ransom?? He has put a very fair price on his head, considering he has got 4 years PL experience, is in his prime, has CL experience IS CONTRACTED FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS and has just had a fantastic Euros. We are being quoted upwards of £30m for players who (as harry rightly said) couldn’t lace Modric boots. Why should we bend over and take it again. If real want him as much as they seem to then just pay the money

It seems that they don’t want to trade any of their decent players either, ok Higuain turned us down but according to the people who know, we have treid top include 3-4players as part of a deal, and Madrid have said no to all of them. They think they can get away with £20m+ Carvallo FFS!! TBH the way they are acting says to me that they aren’t that bothered about him, and its more Luka agent that’s pushing for the deal!!

Anyway, the Modric situation simply cannot rule our whole transfer window which it seems to be doing. First pre season game tomorrow and we have Defoe and Kane as our options. I really feel sorry for AVB if this is how we are going to start the season. We need at least 3-4 more players to give him the best chance. WE HAVE NO PHUCKING STRIKERS!! This is starting to remind me of typical phucking spurs.

He never has to kick a ball again for spurs and still conduct himself in a decent manner. He could have tolled the AVB that he wouldn't be travelling so at least they could cook a cover story to show harmony in the squad. His attitude really seems to be at odds witht he rest of the squad. I for one don't understadn it, the club will let him go, but we need a valuation closer to what we want will we get 40 million for him no but you can;t really negoiate when your commodity behaves like this.

Also how does VDV seem certain the Luka situ be sorted in 3-4 days!? Maybe he been speaking to someone senior at the club

The difficulty for you guys is that we were the only ones prepared to give you even close to £40m (crazy IMHO) and you turned it down, which of course was your perogative. Now, 1 year on, with Modric having a reasonable season (not great by any means!), you find yourselves in a position where the guys wants to go again, but the big money sale option is no longer on the table. Chances are that you're going to be stuck with a player whom many of the fans are beginning to dislike, a player who really doesn't want to play for you, and a player who's value is going to drop rapidly whether a) he doesn't play or b) he plays cr@p as he isn't motivated to perform. The best bet is to put him up for transfer at £35-40m publically and send agents around the Russian and Chinese leagues to get shot of him. If he stays then you're going to have to deal with a Tevez like scenario which couldn't come at a worse time with a new manager trying to impart a new "team unity". I seriously don't envy you guys in the coming months

Bizarre_Blue, thats about the nuts and bolts of it. Yet most on here will have you believe Levy is the dogs nuts and its all part of his master plan! As i say, Berbatov 2 here we come.

I never understood the "this player is worth £xm" argument. There are only two values on a player.... The one the club thinks he's worth and the one that the buying clubs think he's worth. A player can be much more valuable to their own team due to things like shirt sales, media monies etc; and this can drive up their market value. But in the case of Modric, I wouldn't really think he was a huge shirt seller world wide, and he doesn't really pose much marketability outside of his home country which is quite a poor commercial market. That means his worth to you guys is only going to be based on his performance and ability to influence how the team plays. If his performances start to turn cr@p if he has a temper tantrum then in effect he'll become worthless for you. That's a very dangerous position to take if you want to ever make any money from him. As I said, best bet is to find some mad club owner in Russia or China who will pay over the odds and take him off your hands!

Huddersfield, absolutely. Whilst most on here will be creaming themselves at Levy playing hardball and wringing an extra £2m out of Madrid by 31st Aug, poor old AVB is left with no strikers and a big hole in our midfield to prepare for the new season with. Same old Levy. Same old Spurs. Kane and Defoe upfront v Newcastle and Jenas or Thudd in midfield. Great. Whilst Chelsea are fully blending in, throughout preseason, a string of £25m+ signings. Good luck AVB.

Bazdog - let him rot in the reserves until end of contract ? Are you sure this will benefit our beloved Club ? Think about it. We need the money from his transfer to re-invest & we need him off our payroll. All the other stuff is simply press Buuullllshiiiite. The deal to sell him is close & inevitable, hence, sensibly he is not in usa. A reality check & all this talk about INVESTMENT - we have used the money from Pav, Niko & Charlie to buy Sigg / Vert & also saved on Saha/Nelson/King wages. At the moment, again, we are in profit. That is fine & Levy runs a great stable ship for us, but highlights how we need to sell Modric & get in a replacement + goalie + Striker. Rumours are: Butland (or Lloris), Adebayor & Benzema - would be nice. OR - let him rot in reserves & have Kane upfront ?

Why not give him the "Escape to Victory" treatment like they did on the goalkeeper. That way he'll just disappear off of everyone's radar as his arm is badly broken, then we can discuss something positive on this god damn website. Modric is doing what everyone on this forum would do if they were in his position. Money talks people and don't kid yourself by trying to bring loyalty into the question. We would ALL follow the money, end of!

If a deal is done, why has it not gone through? because as a club we need to move on and get in a replacement. If he is going to be part of THFC season, why was he not on the plane to the states? The biggest problem and i ask any of you, if you really wanted OUT, would you not put in a transfer request? This borders on the ridiculous, we don't want to go down the Tevez route and have him sitting in the stand refusing to play, we have all seen this happen before with Berbato$$. This is about THFC, far bigger then Luka ''RATMAN'' Modric..

The problem for you guys might start with the money, but it doesn't end there. Realistically you aren't quite ready to win the league with your current squad (the need for a striker is one gaping hole), and the only other major competition available is Europa which can be a lottery to win just like the Champ League. With that in mind Modric is likely to have had his head turned by another club that is more likely to win a major trophy in the coming season (Madrid) where he could likely be part of a team that will win the Spanish League and also stand a solid chance of the Champions League too. Even if you offered him the same wages that they would, it won't be enough to keep him at this point. Just take a look at what happened to Liverpool with Alonso, Mascherano and Torres. 3 key players who opted to leave a strong club to persue potential silverware elsewhere. Yes of course money comes into it, but none of those 3 players would have stay with the scousers even if they had offered new contracts on equal wages. That's just the way of the world unfortunately. I dread the day when the likes of Mata, Luiz, Courtois or Hazard decide that they can become part of something they think is bigger by shifting off to Barca or Madrid (or maybe PSG by that point!!). The important thing is that no player should ever be bigger than the club and I applauded Mancini in the way he dealt with Tevez. You don't want to play for us? Fine; here's how much we'll sell you for, so go find somewhere new or rot in the reserves. Same goes for Modric.... Stick a competative price on him on a transfer list and let him go where ever he wants as long as you get paid for it. If he decides not to make a transfer work with his wage demands (like Tevez did) then so be it.... Enjoy the reserves training! One thing we've experienced is just how ruthless AVB can be towards players who don't want to be part of his projects (Anelka & Alex!). For me I'm watching this situation with interest on how Levy manages to do the best thing for the club without losing face over the £40m turned down last season. Right now that £27m from Madrid would be looking awfully tempting to me! But even then you'd need to find another £5m plus extra wages to land Moutinho or close to another £10m plus wages to land Hulk, and even then you still have a striker to find!

I agree with Avb on this. He only made it worse for himself.Levy was willing to let him leave for the right price and wouldn't stand in his way but now after all this bull***** from modric Levys stance on the situation has . Wool he still makeit easy for modric to leave for his dream club Madrid. I get the feeling that Levy will now not only play hardball but will do his best to make sure modric pays for this. He showed last year he neededhe can and he will stand in a players way. Modric has *****ed off the one man at spurs that you don't want to ***** off. He needed Levy on his side and for some reason he *****ed him off. If modric , real Madrid or his agent think this is a smart thing to do then they are sadly mistaken.

Bizarre_Blue - I think Spurs fans would be happier recieving 27mil from RM than they would 40m from Chelsea. It's never a good idea to sell good players to your rivals, especially when they are situated so locally. The fact that you won the champions league probably hurt Modric a little too, seeing as he could have been part of that if we had sold last summer. You make some very good points which is pretty suprising seeing as we've had some total morons from VC visit us recently, however, as long as Modric doesn't unsettle the rest of the team and his demands are not met so willingly, i will be satisfied.

what_sux - Madrid are probably aware of that then and it's possibly the reason behind a 27mil bid as opposed to 35mil. They are afterall in no rush to sign talent and i think they would quite happily wait 6 months if it saved them a small fortune.

I have nearly sold my car, but I didn'twant to take it with me on my trip abroad incase it gets damaged. Recently I've noticed that it won't start for me when I want it to, I hope the new owner doesn't have this problem. The other reason I haven't sold it just yet, is I need to get my new car lined up or I'll be walking around for a while and If you walk into a showroom the price of a new car sudden jumps when they know you really need to buy...

we didnt get in the CL because of the players like modric not doing it on the pitch he has to ***** off now no more of this not in right frame of mind ********* to ruin our start to the day

Most adored foreign player? Surely Bale, no? lol.

StillRickyVilla - I would like to agree that it's not all about the money but i believe it is. He said Chelsea was his preferred choice over Manchester last summer. Manchester (no offence Chavski) are much more likely to win trophies. They have a history for it. Chelsea are megarich, if City came along, i recon Modric would say "City is my dream move".

Matt – Recent dealings blow a big hole in your argument mate. IF we were signing players and were just holding out for the best offer then fair play, but we aren’t. I don’t know whats going on behind the scenes but we are about to take a brilliant exciting summer and turn it into a disaster in proportions of the whole Berba issue. We need 2 strikers, a midfielder and a keeper, and although levy does tend to play his cards close to his chest we don’t seem to be anywhere near signing any of them. If we had say Moutinho, Lloris, Ade and Hulk signed I wouldn’t really give a flying feck about modric. But the fact is, we obviously do need to sell him before we buy, which does us no favours as real Madrid have plenty of options in that area.

Modric has just shot himself in the A#se, Levy will be raging he has not showed to training. If Levy was softening his sttance at all before this and about to settle for a lower fee, Modric has just facked it. 35m now and not a penny less, fack your add ons and fack Carvalho a has been who would offer nothing to us. Levy is having a tough year personally and Modric I feel has just tipped him over the edge,Idiot. He will be held over the coals now and thats a FACT.

oUT Out OUT out out out out out out out out out out out out out out.helped along with other players to get. cL once.he is not in the US because he followed the rest of the ugly ducklings to the pen.OUT OUT .lost any respect for the rat last summer.hurry so I can play with my voodoo doll called rat face.

Nothing surprises me about footballers anymore, and I refuse to become emotional about their actions. Modric is not the first to act in this way and he won't be the last. He just has a common or garden variety footballer's mentality.

Guys I still think this will play out well for us. I dont beleive for one minute that our transfer dealings are pinned to the modric sale. Spurs will contrinue to do deals and bring players in whiclst also making Modtic sweat over his move. By the end of August we will have our new players and would have got rid on the ones we don't need.

Mattspurs, the point is 1. What deals and when? With 3 weeks to go there is no evidence yet that any meaningful deals are in place. And 2. Even if they happen on 31st August, that is too late if we are serious about next season. Dumping 3 or 4 new players on AVB a month into the season gives AVB zero time to blend a new team together, at a time when the media will be baying for his blood if we've had a poor/average start. It'll be Christmas before the team is settled, that's if AVB is still with us. Typical Spurs, counting the pennies, no ambition.

mattspurs - It's not that our transfer dealings are "pinned" on the Modric sale but the sooner we recieve that cash the sooner we can plan to spend it. Not only that but it's taking up valuable time that can be spent negotiating other deals elsewhere. Maybe there are more funds maybe there aren't but this is a nuisance none-the-less

Because their not much else to talk about in the summer i think some of you guys are panicking a bit too much. AVB said it last week, he wants to assess the squad 1st (probably by the time we have finished playing Liverpool next week) then will decide incomings and outgoings. Obviously Ade is being negotiated and Modder Facker will be leaving. Im pretty hopefull that ratface money will straight away be put in use for his replacement and a striker. On another point i feel Luka will pretty much sign for any major team at the moment, im suprised we havent sounded out Inter Milan for a swap deal with Snieder...i could see Wesley being up for that challenge COYMFS!!!

Vicspur its time to take the Harry pict off your dartboard...

Vicspur I want him to put in a written transfer request so he will fore-go his tranfer bonus but it appears he wants to play both sides. I held no ill will toward him for wanting to leave for a bigger challenge (i.e. a big fat payday) but his behaviour (if we are to believe the reports) this transfer window is disgraceful. With over five weeks of the transfer window still remaining he is trying to force spurs in to letting him go for a cut price but wants his payout for being sold without requesting the transfer. Surely he would be better off setting a deadline for a deal to be done and if no club matches his valuation then he won't go. That would then put pressure on the clubs trying to sign him. Or he could have kept his head down travelled with the squad and waited on Levy to play brinksmanship with RM, IM, UTD, Chelski, PSG or who ever. Either way he is spurs player now and should behave as such. IMO he is really tarnishing his rep with the club.

And dont compare RvP to Luka coz Luka was baiscally very average for 2nd half of the season. RvP has been in godmode since Jan 2011.

Levy needs a smaller jacket. Should borrow Luka's now he is not using it...lol

I am sure i don't just speak for myself here when i say i forgave him for his dummy spitting at the end of last season. On the other hand i am sure there are a few fans who could not stomach his spat despite him pulling on the jersey last season. To behave like this when ( as mentioned in the opening thread ) the chairman paid £16 million for him is contemptible. I understand players wanting to leave but to refuse to play is too much to take for me. I live in Warrington and have said on numerous occasions to friends if the might Spurs phoned me and said come and play for us for a grand a week would walk to the stadium in an instant. To do this and give even more problems to our chairman t a time when his wife is ill (who i gather is also a Spurs fan ) shows he is all out for himself. Sir Ledley's first job in his ambassadorial role should be to insert his fingers into Modrics' considerable bugle and drag him round the training pitch!!!! Anyone who still supports Modric should go and suck up to the blue noses or Madrid!!!

Great things come in small packages - or so I'm told wouldn't know my self I'm massive all over...

Sajit and Ryan you're trying to compare apples and oranges when you're actually talking about a couple of lemons!

Lol y the fack Keano wearing Levy's Waistcoat! Or could it be Levy is wearing Keanos Jacket...something tells me drunken gayn355 followed by picking up the wrong clothese in the morning judging by their akward grins!

Apologies to all for greatest foreign player, what I meant was he could have become one! Cheers big c my man! And RSVP is 29 and has an awful injury record and will be free in 12 months so I feel the comparison is more than justified

Slurms McKenzie - We're not comparing the players as such but what they bring to a team and why their valuations are what they are. Makes me die when someone feel RVP's transfer valuation is justified yet Modric's is not. BS.

Airwave - "It is so hysterical this fear and so unnecessary". Where the hell have you been for the last 5/6 windows? The term been there done that rings a bell. Its exactly the same every year. I apologise if my concern concerns you, but it maybe a different ride but the results the same. You think the media are bad now, imagine how they will be if we have a poor start to the season, which if we start with Defoe and Kane is nailed on. AVB will be folgged in public and i dont see how thats fair.

Hudderspur at least someone connected to Spurs could be flogged in public...Modric has been trying to get himself flogged in public for the last three transfer windows

Sorry for typos .......angry keyboard bashing!

Modric is no Ronaldo and we are no United in achievements or in wages. United were achieving those things before Ronaldo and afterward. We have yet to win a single trophy or provide 3x the pay. A contract does not make you a slave and if you don't obey it fine you do not get paid the wages. The fine print though will show a player can simply show up and not cause a ruckus but play at 20% and earn his pay. There is no way of assessing pay on performance unless there are performance clauses in the contract. If Modric was told by Levy whatever it may be of course he will react this way. Levy is pricing a player out of a move...I'm sure if Modric isn't sold he will play but you will never see a Modric give it his all again for the Spurs because of this...

We are only hurting ourselves by keeping unhappy players here. He wanted out last summer and he was always going to want out this summer and surely failing to achieve CL and anything ambitious last season was not going to help us keep him. It's a difference when a player is 22...but when its 26 the time is closing down. Fab went for less than Carrol and Torres...nobody cares about those and you cannot use that as an argument when doing a transfer! We are selling abroad and we declined his valuated 40m last summer...his price is only going to drop and we are only losers in the end...

@ Raging, Don't agree at all, we can't just cave in and except the players demands. We have a player that every top club wants, apparently you can't replace him. So I say take the gamble and call their bluff. Every player gets unhappy, do we take our pants down when they all do?

Its ironic that AVB had no problem with Chelsea offering 40m for Modric when he was on Chelseas end but now he can open his mouth and say Modric is in the wrong for wanting out. I already hate the man because he is in the media running his mouth. It could have been kept quiet and fine modric! Say he is injured, sick, whatever! But don't open your mouth on the transfer and lower his value...he isn't leaving if value isnt met? Hmmm ok so he is going to stay here and do nothing for us and we are not willing to improve this side? feck

So you repeat the exaggeration, hudderspur. You say "You think the media are bad now," (no, they are what they are, so don't ever get in a state about it as so much of it is $ifh-stirring to get a reaction among our more excitable brethren) then "..imagine how they will be if we have a poor start to the season (why do you care a fig what they will be like?) "..which if we start with Defoe and Kane is nailed on (but why assume they will be the one or two up-front weeks from now?) "..AVB will be folgged in public and i dont see how thats fair" (except that nobody will be 'flogged' in public). Read paddyspur's report from LA, the squad don't seem to be panicking over there and there're are still more of them due back at Spurs after the Olympics.

Ledge, why keep players who don't want to be here? A player who is gone and will give us a record amount leaving. 30m is fair price? lol ok! At his signing everyone would have accepted taking 30m for a player bought at 16m! The price will only get lower and lower every year while he will never play to his best for us out of spite. This relationship is far to sour for it to be fixed. The value isn't going to go any higher than it is this summer just as I said last summer we will never see a 40m bid again!

I agree we wont see 40m but def not 27m, 30-33m would be fair.

He shouldnt cost any less than Hazard or Fabregas who both wanted to leave their clubs.

Massimo Luongo joined Ipswich Town on loan. http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10272~2858215,00.html

Don't act as if we didn't turn Verts head from Ajax because we are bigger and better. What is the difference from that and what Modric is doing. Modric did last season what Vert did this year and since he failed he did it more forceful. Its life! Its a contract like any other you are not entitled to be a slave. If your employer can't match what you can get elsewhere you will leave every single one of you would do the same. Only a true fan of the badge would stay for less.

RagingSpur Modric`s failure & badly advised mistake was signing that new 6 year contract .

Does Modric regret it now ? you bet your arse he does .But just like any contract ,once signed you are bound .

RVP & Vertonghen had one year left ,big difference ,the clubs have to get what they can before they walk for free ,which is worse .

Modric deserves all the abuse he`s getting because he is our player & has no right to rip up a contract when he chooses to & when it suits him .

Portsmouth are dying to rip up contracts but can`t & it`s going to put them out of business Kanu etc (nice one Harry,hang your head in shame ) .

I'm out enjoy this topic of talk I'll see you in December once we have something to talk about other than this.

RagingSpur - Sure, but I prefer you judge this next season May and not just December. Why? Our previous manager performance for previous two season drop after certain months, and it is just a bad indicator. I have said it here AVB is my third or fourth manager after the old manager is sack, so I hope everyone can judge him with as a blank sheet of paper, and not the next page of a thick history book.

RagingSpur - HR and Spurs, where's the hypocritical? Levy supported HR throughout the tax scandal and is rewarded with a HR flirting with an England job with a run of 6 points of 33 points, and Levy was also rewarded with his head coach publicily hoping his direct rivals to win the CL before having to backtrack his statement. Good reward there, feeling betrayed there Levy?

Raging, you said about AVB "I will back him but I have no faith in him". Could that be any more of a contradiction? As far as you saying you "hate him already", behave please mate.

I am not concerned at all. I am actually happy now that Levy is pi$$ed and hope that infuriates him to the point where he says, NO to Madrid and we keep him for another year. He can't afford not to show with all the crazy fines that he will endure. I still love him as a player but it was a silly move inspired by greedy agents. Can't wait to take my son to see them in NYC. CMON U SPURS

You only see the bigger picture depending what angle you`re looking at from .

A Spurs fan will see it from the clubs & their point of view .

Everyone else will see it from Luka Modric`s point of view .

A true Spurs fans loves their club & hates anyone to disrespect it ,a true Spurs fan will take that personally .

Modric signed a 6 year deal so he has no grounds for his behaviour .RVP has one year ,there`s your difference .Fans want what`s best for their club ,not for the player .Modric is right ,because his talent is better than Spurs & i would have done the same thing ,but don`t expect the fans of the club to be happy about it .

Someone please remind us what year he`s due a bosman transfer ?.He will go but we have those years to play with .Arsenal & Ajax had no such luxury

RagingSpur, just to clarify - are you saying we are bigger and better than Ajax?

Good post Big c. Don't get me wrong, I'm not siding with Luka on this, he's still a tw*t for disrespecting the club, but if we all had the chance to be the best that we could be, reach the very pinnacle of where we've always wanted to go, we'd grab it with both hands and try to make it possible. Anyone that says they wouldn't is either a nutter or a fool.

jocka,** haha i love addressing myself...

Good point Crissybwoy. lol

Would any of you really want to see him rot in the reserves or 25m in the bank? We are not city where we cash throw cash down the swanny. *** david bentley *** cough *** cough***.

vicspur Top post but with 6 years in the bank anything should be done on our terms & not the players .

And i always thought foreigners only came to England for the ridiculous generous benefits ,which are the real reason behind racism

What has THFC ever done to ROLAND RATMAN, last season ended, we sat 4th, chelski won the CL, we don't get CL fOOTBALL, RATMAN is off to prepare with the Croatia National side, all of a sudden rumour after rumour comes to light, rolandRATMAN going to Madrid, this has all come out from his agent, who you can bet, has turned over a hornets nest, his agent would have been in contact with Madrid and most likely still is, only his gone about it the wrong way, he should have advised RATMAN to put in a transfer request.......SCUM.....RATMAN has been found.....his in hollywood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_milh0hlLuU

Raging, again, with Bentley we paid over the odds because we wanted him and we paid the asking price.

If Levy was in United, Ronaldo would still be there -.- Luka's only mistake was signing such a long contract. Levy doesn't realize that by being represive, his not only harming Modric, but his own interests too. An unhappy player isn't a good one, and his value goes down. He seems to be expecting Luka to find motivation again to play a good season in a Spurs shirt, but I doubt it will happen. IMO he will get depressed and won't play good for months and months. So, instead of losing 7-8million pounds by selling cheap, he could easily effectively lose more than that, if a great Modric of today becomes a lifeless shell with no motivation. In short, Levy needs to swallow his ego, and sell Luka asap.

What Levy is doing certainly isn't 'best' for the club. The anxiety, the arguments, the *****ed off chairman, the disciplining, the constant headlines. All negative vibes around the club. But Levy seems to confirm the stereotype of his people and money, money, MONEY.

Is all that worth the 7-8 million the drama is about? Not everything that can be counted counts, and many things that can't be counted count.

@Cajic, I disagree pal. He was told that the club is open for offers but will wait for the right one. Now, he could have waited and train with the guys until the deal is reached. Otherwise, it is all business and we should not, and 100000% Levy won't, come down on price because he is not patient to wait until the price is matched. The silliness will have a negative effect on Luka only. He will be sold, but not traveling will cost him fees but never bring the price down. Hence, as much as I like Modric, and I think I am one of the his biggest fans, he did the wrong thing. It's not like Levy said he will not be sold so he should cut the crap and fly to LA asap. COYS

Kosovo, Modric last summer did nothing but ask for a way out and with 40m on the table(great money) he was denied a move! He made a small fuss but played on. He was always going to want out and the transfer request didn't work so he got his hands dirty like 100% of others who look for a way out do. This is the only way to force a move out. He will rack up some fines and once the team is back he will show up to practice if no move is made by then. He will walk through drills and never be the same player for us again. He knows how valuable he is and he has just as much power as Levy does. If he is forced to stay he will stay and he will be angry and causing a mess till he gets it his way. Asking nicely didn't work and now you do it the only other way possible.

Some people are writing that if we have a bigger stadium and CL, we wouldn't be having a player like MoFo pulling stunts in order to force more money and a change of club. Really? Forgetting about Man U with it huge stadium and CL losing Cristiano Ronaldo to RM and being forced into silly money by Wayne Rooney? There is no immunity to these things no matter new bigger stadia and CL matches.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/luka-update-23072012.page? TOTTENHAM OFFICIAL WEBSITE CONFIRMS THAT RATFACE RETURNED TO TRAINING AT SPURS TODAY,,,, MONDAY

Luka's back at the spurs lodge according to the website.

I think it's a unique move for our club to put it in the official site, but not sure what's the hidden excuse.

Some of your comments are kind of pathetic. With insults like that you probably should look at yourself in the mirror. Sickening.

Ox- would appreciate if you moderate that ***** Cajic's comment of Levy and "his people and money..." C'mon mate if I wanted to hear that ***** i'd go over to John Terry's house for an opinion on racial harmony and stereotypes. Cajic, we have been through enough of that *****, I don't need to read here.

Daniel levy ur an ahole

Dwonder - what I would do is what Modric has apparently done yesterday and that is apologise for behaving like a spoilt child and turn up for work. He has done that now so hopefully the waters will calm a bit and Levy, Modric and Real Madrid can get this deal done so we can all move on.

RagingSpur - So you mean Levy should have get the 40 million pounds from Chelsea last season? After he make the official statement that he will not sell him last season? He earned my respect and trust, when he stay TRUE to his words. 40 million may be good, but he does what he said and that matters more than 40 millions. We will not deny Luka Modric a move he wanted, but only at a price we wanted.

Levy and AVB know we will have to pay 30million to replace the No14... so offering him at 40million sends a big message out there.. buy him.. or he stays...

Lucas Moura's agent Wagner Ribeiro says any move to Manchester United is off as they will not up their bid for the Brazilian ace. Wanna join your pal Sandro here, Lucas Moura?

Sajit - are you kidding or what? So a player wanting to leave should somehow dictate how much he should go for? That is the single most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. £35m for a very decent player that has 4 years left on his contract is us being very reasonable. Consider the risk involved in replacing a player like him, plus the capital needed to replace a player like him. If £35m is too much for Real Madrid then they won't buy him. I agree we should put a deadline on it. If a suitable offer isn't received by August 1st then we will not sell.

Dwonder - I don't understand your comment. What have I lied about exactly? Modric has apologised and returned to training yesterday. This has been confirmed on our club official site. AVB has this morning said that he hopes the situation can now be resolved quickly with Luka either leaving or confirming he will be staying so everyone can move on. What's unclear or a lie there exactly? Either I'm missing the point or you just like coming across as aggressive and stupid on this site. It doesn't make you look big or clever, in fact it makes you look like a prize co*k! If you're the sort of person I have to exchange views with on this site I'll look at joining another site with less Neanderthal and imbecilic posters. My apologies to the sensible and knowledgable posters on here but people like Dwonder taint the waters for everyone else.

I like the way "certain people" say things like "all you do is go on about Modric" yet it's the reason they came all the way from Vital Chelsea to read our articles for the last few weeks.

Modric was quite happy to be a spurs player until Chelsea came knocking so it's pretty obvious he is a mercenary. The fact transfer negotiations drag out for weeks before the press get a whiff is irrelevant. The "fact" still remains that Modric signed a six year deal with the intention to be a Spurs player for that amount of time. Without a buyout clause why would anyone expect any different? If he wants out so bad maybe he should contribute the 8mil that Madrid aren't willing to pay to secure his "dream move".

If Spurs qualified for champions league i don't think Modric would have been such a pain in the backside this summer, but to be honest we've been extremely unlucky for the past couple of years and he should know just by looking around him that the team is good enough to be there. All this talk about "mediocre club" makes me laugh. I never even heard of Chelsea before 96.

Ossie and Ricky wee much more adored than Modders. So were Klinsmann and Ginola, just to name 4 others who were way above him in the hearts of we fans, so I believe.

I must admitt Bizarre_Blue is possibly the only clued up Chavski fan i've ever met. Mindless Drones suits the rest.

Thank you for your support one and all. As for Dwonder I'm sure he is well loved on the Vital Chelsea site I just wish he'd stay there! Dwan**r pollute your own Vital site please.

Spurious just ignore the interlectually challenged and continue posting your opinions, we all get abused from time to time, but all it shows is a total inabiity on the part of the abuser to sustain adult, and intelligent, debate or arguement.