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Luka Modric to Real Madrid - DONE

Rout-Ledge

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We can rest easy in the knowledge that we enjoyed the best years of a world class player and made plenty of money out of him.

We will miss him though. A lot.
 
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A good move all round. Modric goes where he wants (this year) and we get rid of a destabilising influence, albeit brilliant and impt player, for very good money. We also got another good season out of him and he maintained his value. It'll all depend on who we replace him with, but it was inevitable and best all round that he went this summer. It's a shame these things cannot be sorted in pre-season but we are not alone in this.

He's been a super player for Spurs and one I've loved watching in our colours. I genuinely wish him well in Madrid. I hope he plays in the big games not just the 90% of games that Real Madrid should win even with me playing for them. Getafe excepted.
 

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£34m is what he's worth imho

Yes, Omar, but if we had accepted what they originally offered (no-one seems sure, let's say £25 million), and either not got the partnership deal, or got one that was less favourable to us (and this is clearly something Levy is placing a lot of currency in), because Modric chose to kick up a stink and not train, go on tour and play, and by doing so weakened our bargaining position, Modric would have effectively cost us £9 million and the best side of an agreement Levy sees as valuable. Modric. Not Levy, not Real Madrid, Modric.
He did the same last Summer, when Cheslea offered a wholly derisory £23 million (reported), before which (like, Omar, before Chelsea had even made an offer), he gave an interview, making it clear he was desperate to go to Chelsea, making it clear that he had clearly been tapped up, but didn't care who knew it). That could have weakened our bargaining position. So, if Cheslea were prepared to up their offer to (lets not be wild about this and accept the upper estimate) £35 million, but he had acted in such a way that a lesser chairman might have just given in while the lower offer was on the table and he was sulking (with Redknapp suggested we should roll-over), that would have cost our club £12 million. You think it is alright for a player, whose first loyalty should be to the club that holds his registration until it is transferred, to actively seek to cost his present emplyers £12 million to the benefit of his prospective futurre employers. That's crazy! It's plain unethical.

I will repeat again, I have nothing intrinsically against the concept of Modric moving on. I said when he first arrived that if we had him for three years and made a good profit I would be happy. So it is not the fact that he left, or wanted to leave, that bothers me. And I said before the season even finished that we should just accept that he would go, and be happy if it was abroad and not to one of our domestic rivals. I also said that £40 million was obviously just a bargaining stance, and £35 million was what we would probably get for him, and along with the partnership agreement that Levy pushed for and clearly sets great store by, I am happy enough with what we got for him.

But for two summers running, when he had 5 and then 4 years remaining on his contract, he behaved in such a way as could have cost the club something in the region of £10 million if we had had a lesser chairman. That is the issue. Do you uderstand this complaint?
 

14/04/91

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I'd have wished him well if he hadn't gone on strike last season & done the same this.
He could've played in the first 2 games for us while the transfer was being concluded, a bit like Parker did for West Ham last year.
That has soured the memory of one of the best players at WHL in the last 25 years.
 

dontcallme

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I wish him the best and hope he does well at Madrid.

His memory will be tainted by his refusal to play. When he joined he told stories of the difficulties he had growing up in East Europe and the physical challenge of those leagues. So I find it a little hard to believe that he couldn't pick himself up and play a couple of games while negotiations were happening.

But overall we've had an excellent player for 4 years, some good memories and the club made a massive profit on him. Luka was a plus for Tottenham.

I understand him wanting to step up to Madrid but the way he did it means like a few others he lost the 'Tottenham great' tag.
 

lenny7

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Could debut for Real tonight. Also, if they can turn the tie around, he could get his first winners medal too.
 

Hoddle_Ledge

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Even though I'm a Madrid fan I want Barca to win just so the Goons don't have the pleasure of saying 'Four years at Tottenham - no medals. Four minutes at Madrid - one medal'
 

lenny7

Don't worry. Bill Murray.
Jan 28, 2011
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Even though I'm a Madrid fan I want Barca to win just so the Goons don't have the pleasure of saying 'Four years at Tottenham - no medals. Four minutes at Madrid - one medal'
If it happens, just take a picture of Fabregas in and point to it with your best shit eating grin on if any of them dare mention it. Say nothing of course, just point and smile. Maybe finish with "...so who's scoring your goals this season?" and laugh uncontrollably upon any response. And call them ****s. Obviously.
 

StartingPrice

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Look at his poor, confused little rat face when Mourinho is talking to him. You can tell he's thinking Oh, lummey...'Arry, 'Arry, 'elp me...it was all so much easier with you :eek::eek::eek:
 
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