Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp: Chelsea target Luka Modric is worth ‘an awful lot more’ than £35m

The Croatian has admitted in recent weeks his desire to leave White Hart Lane, with the Blues already having had two bids turned down for the 25-year-old.

But Redknapp told Sky Sports News that he still has no plans in letting his star man go.

“If we were looking at selling, it wouldn’t be my valuation,” he said when asked about the £35m bid.

“I think he is worth an awful lot more money than that.

“But we are not looking to sell Luka. We need to keep our best players, so he is a player we want to keep if possible.

“It’s in the hands of the chairman Daniel Levy of the football club, it’s not my decision. I work with him as the coach, but the chairman says he is not for sale so we will have to wait and see. He is quite determined, if we can, to hang onto him.

“It’s a difficult situation. It’s a difficult one for Luka and it’s a difficult one for Tottenham.”