Real prepare £30m bid for Modric as Madrid giants catch Man United napping in battle for Spurs star
Posted Friday, June 22, 2012 by Dailymail
Real Madrid are prepared to pay Tottenham £30million for Luka Modric after coach Jose Mourinho has told the club to press ahead with an offer.
The Madrid giants are confident of finalising a deal ahead of rivals Manchester United who have been closely linked with the 26-year-old playmaker.
The Croatia midfielder's move to the Bernabeu would give Tottenham's new manager funds to move in the transfer market.
Real deal? Modric has been closely linked with a move to the Spanish champions
Modric wants to leave White Hart Lane for Champions League football but managerless Spurs don’t want to lose the linchpin of the midfield but might not be able to resist a second summer of bids.
Continued unrest in north London makes the job of retaining Modric's services a much harder task, and they may have to rule out former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas from the running, too.
Spurs have sounded out a number of candidates about the position, namely Laurent Blanc who is away with France at Euro 2012.
The fact that chairman Daniel Levy is willing to wait to speak directly with the France boss has disappointed Villas-Boas.
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