The battle to sign Luka Modric turned ugly as Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy vowed to block the sale of the midfielder to Chelsea. Redknapp, who had dismissed Chelsea’s opening bid of £22 million for the Croatia playmaker as ‘ridiculous’, said: ‘We’re lucky we’ve got him and we aren’t selling him. That’s what the ...Full Story »

Not for sale: Tottenham insist that Luka Modric can not be bought for any price in this summer transfer window Chelsea responded in kind, claimed that it was “nonsense” to say they had gone public when there had been no comment from the club. Levy’s strong stance is accompanied by a pragmatic realisation that Modric will have to be offered better contract terms if Chelsea ar...Full Story »

Newcastle's Francophone recruitment drive moved up a gear Saturday as the club announced the signing of Rennes midfielder Sylvain Marveaux. The 25-year-old is set to arrive on July 1 on a Bosman free transfer move to St James' Park, having agreed a five-year deal after the Magpies swooped to nip in ahead of Liverpool. There have been reports of a questionmark against the left-sided midfielde...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy says the Premier League club will not sell midfielder Luka Modric to Chelsea or another suitor “at any price.” Modric, the Croatia international, has said he wants to leave for Chelsea but will not present a formal transfer request. The Stamford Bridge club is believed to have offered 22 million pounds ($35m). However, Levy said in a statement...Full Story »

Rennes winger Sylvain Marveaux has agreed to join Newcastle, adding to the contingent of French midfielders at the Premier League club. Marveaux will move to St. James’ Park on a five-year deal on July 1, joining a squad that includes France internationals Hatem Ben Arfa and Yohan Cabaye. Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says “it’s a great coup to have signed Sylvain, who has re...Full Story »

ALEX McLEISH walked into Aston Villa yesterday - and will pocket a 150 PER CENT pay rise. The Scot agreed a three-year deal worth £2million a year. McLeish's contract at Birmingham would have seen his wages HALVED to £800,000 a year after the club were relegated from the Premier League. McLeish, 52, who quit Brum last Sunday, insists he will silence the Villa boo-boys after cro...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED were handed a nightmare start to the new Premier League season yesterday. And it could cost the champs dearly if they make their traditionally slow start to the campaign. Luckily for Alex Ferguson's men, they were not the only ones to suffer at the hands of the fixtures computer. Tottenham face four of their rivals for a Champions League spot in their first seven matches....Full Story »

Anderlecht have confirmed for the first time they and Chelsea are in discussions over Romelu Lukaku moving to Stamford Bridge. And the transfer could involve Kevin De Bruyne joining the Brussels club on loan, with the midfielder admitting he was keen to leave Genk for the Blues and be farmed back out to his native Belgium. Lukaku, 18, has long been linked with Chelsea, who he has confessed t...Full Story »

Chelsea smile: Luka Modric says he wants to leave Tottenham and join Chelsea to fulfil his Champions League ambitions In an exclusive interview with Telegraph Sport, the Tottenham midfielder said: “I would like to go to Chelsea. A lot of players would like to go there and play for Chelsea because it is one of the best clubs in the world, and so do I, I would like to play there. But we wil...Full Story »

Samir Nasri has once again refused to commit his future to Arsenal and will seek talks with boss Arsene Wenger over his future at the Emirates later this summer. The France midfielder, who turns 24 later this month, has still to agree a contract extension with the Gunners - a situation which Manchester United are said to be monitoring closely. Nasri has yet to publicly commit himself to the...Full Story »