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\"Luka Modric is a Manchester United target<\/span> <\/p>\n

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says none of his top players will be sold this summer, but midfielder Luka Modric has refused to rule out a move.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Modric, linked with Manchester United, and Gareth Bale are prime targets.<\/p>\n

Redknapp said: “The chairman and I have discussed this and we have no intention of selling any of them.”<\/p>\n

But Modric told the Croatian newspaper Jutarnji List: “If an offer comes which is good for Tottenham and for me also, then a transfer is possible.”<\/p>\n

Having reached the Champions League quarter-finals last season<\/a>, Redknapp has warned that selling prize assests such as Modric, 25, would undermine his long-term project of making the club top-four regulars.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the club’s key men, he added: “They are at a top club and we are looking to improve the squad in the summer, not weaken it, in order to push for a Champions League place again next season.”<\/p>\n

Croatia playmaker Modric’s tireless work and creativity in the centre of midfield would make him a plausible option for United after Paul Scholes’s retirement.<\/p>\n

Speaking before Croatia’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Georgia , Modric said: “Everybody wants to know what will happen with me. I’m trying to stay calm, as my national team has a really important match coming.<\/p>\n

“So I will tell you the same as always – my club status is the same as it was before.”<\/p>\n

He added: “That doesn’t mean that I’m bothered with leaving Tottenham. I’m not thinking about that every hour and every minute.<\/p>\n

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When you experience playing in the Champions League, you want to keep playing in this tournament<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Luka Modric<\/span> Tottenham midfielder<\/span><\/div>\n

“I’m happy at White Hart Lane – my status is great, the fans like me and I do have everything I need. But then again, when you experience playing in the Champions League, you want to keep playing in this tournament.”<\/p>\n

Spurs embarked on a policy of tying their stars down on long-term deals last year. Bale signed a new four-and-a-half year contract in March and Modric penned a six-year deal towards the end of last season.<\/p>\n

Redknapp is closing in on his first signing of the summer, with Tottenham understood to be in talks with former Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel about a potential two-year deal.<\/p>\n

Friedel is out of contract following his spell at Villa Park and Redknapp wants to sign the 40-year-old to provide the erratic Heurelho Gomes with competition next season.<\/p>\n

Redknapp is also in talks with Jonathan Woodgate about the possibility of offering the injury-plagued defender a pay-as-you-play contract. The former Leeds defender is the only senior player out of contract at the club this summer.<\/p>\n

On-loan reserve goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa will leave the club at the end of next month after failing to establish himself at Tottenham.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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