" Lets talk about what happens when modric leaves,

[senseispab]

I think we can definitely hold onto him until next summer

If we don't get CL footy, then it's fair enough to let him leave for as much as we can get.

 

[Destroyer]

Chelsea had a £22m bid rejected for Luka and SSN understands they intend to make an improved bid.

Its insulting that they even feel they can offer such an amount having paid £50 for Torres.

This is clearly an attempt to unsettle the player and encourage him to hand in a transfer request.

Unsettle him all they like, we paid good money for Luka & have no interest in selling him, the player is well aware of other clubs interests - but it is not only an insult to the club such a derisory offer , it is also an insult to the player too.

Were not selling any of our best players, & a player like Luka Modric in the current market would be valued more of a starting bid lets say £45m +

Lay the gauntlet down to these ***** ,, its a £100m if you want Modric, all done by midnight June 30th or forget it.

 

[not_tenth-again]

We get over it and move on...?

 

[AngerManagement]

Unsettle him all they like, we paid good money for Luka & have no interest in selling him, the player is well aware of other clubs interests - but it is not only an insult to the club such a derisory offer , it is also an insult to the player too.

Were not selling any of our best players, & a player like Luka Modric in the current market would be valued more of a starting bid lets say £45m +

Lay the gauntlet down to these ***** ,, its a £100m if you want Modric, all done by midnight June 30th or forget it.

Its all well and good saying that and yes of course we will not be selling up for a fee so far beneath his value.

But I can't help but have concerns about the players head getting turned and the type of impact this could have on his performance for us, desire to play for us and indeed the team spirit and unity of the squad in general.

After all he is our best player and if his head gets turned and his heart is no longer with the club it could unsettle others and make people lose faith in the clubs ability to progress to the next level so to speak.

The best way to handle this in my opinion is to flat out refuse to sell and signal the intent to the likes of Modric with some big signings that can put us on a level with teams like Chelsea and Man Utd so they no longer look at us as smaller fish to feed on.

 

[Dov67]

I love the way the sun says, chelsea "stunned us" with a bid. Yes folks DL and Arry are hiding under the table because the chavs have made a bid.

Right now I don't know whether we will keep him or not, but we should charge them an extra £10m just for the impertinence of bidding £22m. In a world where Andy Carrol cost £35m, Torres £50m and Jordan f'ing Henderson costs £20m, our Luka is worth at least £50m (+ £10m surcharge).

 

[The Apprentice]

Beg Kranjcar not to leave?

 

[StartingPrice]

If Modric goes no matter what the price is, i will be forever doomed to thinking we are indeed a feeder club, he must stay, simple as...

I'm afreaid my perceptions will have changed, also. After all the effort I have spent arguing that we were once big players and shuld be working towards that agian, I think I would virtually give up. We don't need the money to reinvest, as we have money, and plenty of players to sell, already. We need to keep all of our besst players and recruit more.

Its all well and good saying that and yes of course we will not be selling up for a fee so far beneath his value.

But I can't help but have concerns about the players head getting turned and the type of impact this could have on his performance for us, desire to play for us and indeed the team spirit and unity of the squad in general.

After all he is our best player and if his head gets turned and his heart is no longer with the club it could unsettle others and make people lose faith in the clubs ability to progress to the next level so to speak.

The best way to handle this in my opinion is to flat out refuse to sell and signal the intent to the likes of Modric with some big signings that can put us on a level with teams like Chelsea and Man Utd so they no longer look at us as smaller fish to feed on.

The problem with this, AM, is that, in a lengthy article, he has already said he knows of the interest and he is flattered, but not looking to leave. Is there a threshold of interest and head-turning beyond which he will all of a sudden totally change personality and demand a move? How would that work.
01/06
DL: "Luka, United, Chelsea and Barca are interested, and have offered £22 million rofl, but we ain't selling".
Luka: "Okay boss".
15/06
DL: "Luka, United, Chelsea and Barca are interested, and have offered £23 million rofl, but we ain't selling".
Luka: "Okay boss".
28/06
DL: "Luka, United, Chelsea and Barca are interested, and have offered £25 million rofl, but we ain't selling".
Luka: "Okay boss".
03/07
DL: "Luka, United, Chelsea and Barca are interested, and have offered £26 million rofl, but we ain't selling".
Luka: "Okay boss".
And on and on and Ariston...
DL: "Luka, United, Chelsea and Barca are interested, and have offered £34 million rofl, but we ain't selling".
Luka: "FARK. That's it. No fooking way am I staying here. I want out. I'll scweam and scweam and scweam if I don't get a move, and get a move RIGHT now"
DL: "But Luka, nothings changed but the price they are trying to underpay us by. I said you weren't for sale and it would take a bid of £50 million for us to even pick the phone up."
Luka: "Don't care. Want move."
DL: "But Luka, what's changed. Why does them offering £34 million rather than £33 million turn your head, when you knew they were interested in you before they bid anything but said you were happy to stay."
Luka: "Don't know...just...must move...I go now, yes".

As others have said, as things stand now, if I was Luka, I'd feel insulted on behalf of myself and the club at these derisory figures. I mean, does Jordan Henderson have jet-propelled heels and a cloak of invisibility that he has only shown so far in training to make him worth only £2 million less than Modders (who has 5 years left on his contract):shrug:

 

[Donki]

With hold as much as we can, I honestly think I would cry like a little girl who had just dropped her icecream if we sold him.

I will say that I really dunno how I would react if he asked for a move, part of me would think "u little shit, I honestly thought you were different" while another part of me would say if you don't want to play at the Lane we are going to rangle every penny we can out of you.

At the end of the day both he and his agent have said he is happy and will only move if Tottenham accept a bid so its down to Levy. If he went for £40M or more you would have to understand why the bid was accepted, anything less and Its bad bussiness in my opinion.

 

[BaryBazz]

Can someone please tell why Mr Levy doesn't just make a public statement to advise that no bids will be entertained, end of.Its then in Luka's court to ask for a transfer if he wants and any clubs making a bid can then be reported.

 

[AngerManagement]

SP yea I remember him talking about being happy at the club regardless of him being flattered by interest from bigger teams.

I'm not worried that he will leave this summer, I simply don't think anyone will offer the type of money we would accept just yet.

My concern steams more from the impact it could have if we don't make the type of signings that can continue our upward progression and keep our best players happy and excited to play for the club.

I think there was a time last season (during our CL run) where our best players were genuinely thinking they could challenge for the top honours and achieve all their goals with us without the need to move to bigger better teams.

I worry that the end of season slump may have cast doubt, and that if we do not reinforce our intent with a couple of key signings that can push us back up and beyond where we were before this doubt could grow and lead to disatisfaction in the squad.

The all of a sudden the likes of MOdric start looking at bids being turned down as the club standing in the way of their career and perhaps look to the likes of Carrick and Berbatov and see the extra money, fame and glory they achieved by leaving us and think this is the best career path for them too.

If we can bring in a top striker and a top talented younger striker we will have a near complete unit, a winner in the middle of the park and someone who can challenge/cover Lennon and Bale and we will be flying and all my concerns about the players happiness at the club will be appeased also.

But I do think this window is crucial and if we do fail to show this intent with the type of signings we need our top players may start to lose faith in our ability to reach the top and may begin to become disgruntled and at such time we will start to find it harder to stop them demanding a move.

 

[Supersi32]

Can someone please tell why Mr Levy doesn't just make a public statement to advise that no bids will be entertained, end of.Its then in Luka's court to ask for a transfer if he wants and any clubs making a bid can then be reported.

He already has....

 

[hellava_tough]

Can someone please tell why Mr Levy doesn't just make a public statement to advise that no bids will be entertained, end of.Its then in Luka's court to ask for a transfer if he wants and any clubs making a bid can then be reported.

It wouldn't be wise to do so

If we were offered an incredible deal (£50million plus players, etc) then Levy would be left in an awkward position

That's why it's best to say something along the lines of "We don't want to sell our best players, it's not in the interest of the club, etc..." It gives Levy options in the future

 

[double0]

In all seriousness Chelski are taking the piss we should just come out and declare Modric is not for sale followed by reporting any unsettling advances to the premier league.

If for any reason Modric comes out to say he'd like to hear Chelski offer we should just decline and insist he honours his contract at the same time increasing his wages...I'd personal would like the club to have some balls, even if modic left on a free after his contract it sends out the correct message.

 

[StartingPrice]

SP yea I remember him talking about being happy at the club regardless of him being flattered by interest from bigger teams.

I'm not worried that he will leave this summer, I simply don't think anyone will offer the type of money we would accept just yet.

My concern steams more from the impact it could have if we don't make the type of signings that can continue our upward progression and keep our best players happy and excited to play for the club.

I think there was a time last season (during our CL run) where our best players were genuinely thinking they could challenge for the top honours and achieve all their goals with us without the need to move to bigger better teams.

I worry that the end of season slump may have cast doubt, and that if we do not reinforce our intent with a couple of key signings that can push us back up and beyond where we were before this doubt could grow and lead to disatisfaction in the squad.

The all of a sudden the likes of MOdric start looking at bids being turned down as the club standing in the way of their career and perhaps look to the likes of Carrick and Berbatov and see the extra money, fame and glory they achieved by leaving us and think this is the best career path for them too.

If we can bring in a top striker and a top talented younger striker we will have a near complete unit, a winner in the middle of the park and someone who can challenge/cover Lennon and Bale and we will be flying and all my concerns about the players happiness at the club will be appeased also.

But I do think this window is crucial and if we do fail to show this intent with the type of signings we need our top players may start to lose faith in our ability to reach the top and may begin to become disgruntled and at such time we will start to find it harder to stop them demanding a move.

I agree...it is up to the club NOW to show that they mean business and that Dan Levy means exactly what he says when he states we are not a selling club.
And the fact is, Luka, via his proxy (Charlie Corluka), has already said he is happy to stay this Summer, but will be watching the type of signings we make intently to see the type of ambition we show.
He is only 25, even after next season he will have plenty of time to fulfill his ambitions at WHL or elsewhere*.
But if we buy poorly nowand in January, and fail to get into CL again, I could understand him wanting to leave - just so long as the pay-day was immense, and he went abroad (absolutely not FOOKING United:bang::bang::bang.

* He has, since the season ended, stated AGAIN that he believes he can fulfill all his footballing ambitions at WHL, and I point again to the cosy dinners and walks along the riverbank in Zagreb, that Levy has had with Modder's agent and the Chairman of Dinamo, the club relationship forged (like with Inter and Superport), and our participation in the regeneration in that part of the World. This means:
A) Luka, via his agent, is almost certanly privvy to Levy's mid and long termplans, for him to be talking about fulfilling his ambitions at WHL;
B) We need to remember how keenly Luka feels for his homeland,and the work we have done there - he is not just a money obsessive.

 

[am_yisrael_chai]

I am the only person who thinks this whole story is ALOB based upon a hack reading Roger Morgan's supposed ITK on SO and other hacks joining the bandwagon ? Note media like Sky have said "our sources understand" which is code for "we just made this up". 'Arry said "if they have made a bid", don't you think if they had then he would know ?

I think Roger Morgan has a lot to answer for........

 

[Coyboy]

Does anyone else think of this when they see the thread title?

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[guiltyparty]

We will never get over 40m for a midfielder who never scores. Not going to happen

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Lol that this thread has so many pages