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<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHarry Redknapp, manager of Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n
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Tottenham<\/a> manager Harry Redknap<\/a>p has once again reiterated how determined he is to keep hold of Luka Modric<\/a> by insisting the midfielder will not be sold, despite interest from Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\nSpeaking after Daniel Levy had claimed that the Croatian would not be sold \u201cat any price\u201d, Redknapp has backed his chairman and insisted the club would not backtrack on their current hardline stance.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a happy thing to have a player like Luka Modric, who has suddenly turned into a \u00a350 million, \u00a340 million player and everyone wants him,\u201d he told talkSPORT<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re lucky we\u2019ve got him and we aren\u2019t selling him, that\u2019s what the chairman says and that\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe chairman has made a statement today, he can\u2019t backtrack on that. He means that, I know he means that. Luka\u2019s not going.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel has made that statement, he can\u2019t come out and suddenly sell him. Everyone will go, \u2018what\u2019s the use of listening to what he says\u2019, he can\u2019t sell him, he\u2019s said he\u2019s not going to sell him and that\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel and Joe Lewis own the club, they\u2019re not selling Luka, end of story as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Modric had earlier admitted that he wanted to leave White Hart Lane and Redknapp conceded that whilst it is not easy to keep an unhappy player, it is vital Spurs retain their best players if they are to be successful.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not easy to keep a player who\u2019s not happy but the chairman has said we\u2019re not going to sell him so we\u2019ve got to stand by that now. He can\u2019t be saying that and then we sell him,” he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we sell Luka Modric where are we going as a football club?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have to accept then that we\u2019re a middle of the table team that will finish in the top-half next season and really that\u2019s not what the chairman wants, it\u2019s not what I want. It\u2019s not, most importantly, what the fans want.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to keep your best players, I don\u2019t see Liverpool wanting to sell Steven Gerrard or Chelsea wanting to sell Frank Lampard, John Terry or any of their top players. Arsenal don\u2019t want to sell Samir Nasri so you\u2019ve got to keep your best players if you want to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Spurs boss also admitted that he felt Modric had had his head \u201cturned\u201d but was simply refusing to entertain the idea of selling him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s such a great player for us we just don\u2019t want to lose him,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a great guy, top class boy and obviously his head\u2019s been turned a little bit by the fact that he\u2019s wanted by all these clubs and he could probably go and get a fantastic contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s difficult but we certainly don\u2019t want to lose him, Daniel\u2019s made the statement and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s determined to stand by what he\u2019s said.\u201d
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Tottenham<\/a> manager Harry Redknap<\/a>p has once again reiterated how determined he is to keep hold of Luka Modric<\/a> by insisting the midfielder will not be sold, despite interest from Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking after Daniel Levy had claimed that the Croatian would not be sold \u201cat any price\u201d, Redknapp has backed his chairman and insisted the club would not backtrack on their current hardline stance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a happy thing to have a player like Luka Modric, who has suddenly turned into a \u00a350 million, \u00a340 million player and everyone wants him,\u201d he told talkSPORT<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re lucky we\u2019ve got him and we aren\u2019t selling him, that\u2019s what the chairman says and that\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n \u201cThe chairman has made a statement today, he can\u2019t backtrack on that. He means that, I know he means that. Luka\u2019s not going.<\/p>\n \u201cDaniel has made that statement, he can\u2019t come out and suddenly sell him. Everyone will go, \u2018what\u2019s the use of listening to what he says\u2019, he can\u2019t sell him, he\u2019s said he\u2019s not going to sell him and that\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n \u201cDaniel and Joe Lewis own the club, they\u2019re not selling Luka, end of story as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n Modric had earlier admitted that he wanted to leave White Hart Lane and Redknapp conceded that whilst it is not easy to keep an unhappy player, it is vital Spurs retain their best players if they are to be successful.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to keep a player who\u2019s not happy but the chairman has said we\u2019re not going to sell him so we\u2019ve got to stand by that now. He can\u2019t be saying that and then we sell him,” he added.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we sell Luka Modric where are we going as a football club?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll have to accept then that we\u2019re a middle of the table team that will finish in the top-half next season and really that\u2019s not what the chairman wants, it\u2019s not what I want. It\u2019s not, most importantly, what the fans want.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got to keep your best players, I don\u2019t see Liverpool wanting to sell Steven Gerrard or Chelsea wanting to sell Frank Lampard, John Terry or any of their top players. Arsenal don\u2019t want to sell Samir Nasri so you\u2019ve got to keep your best players if you want to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n The Spurs boss also admitted that he felt Modric had had his head \u201cturned\u201d but was simply refusing to entertain the idea of selling him.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s such a great player for us we just don\u2019t want to lose him,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a great guy, top class boy and obviously his head\u2019s been turned a little bit by the fact that he\u2019s wanted by all these clubs and he could probably go and get a fantastic contract.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s difficult but we certainly don\u2019t want to lose him, Daniel\u2019s made the statement and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s determined to stand by what he\u2019s said.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Our\u00a0<\/span><\/em>
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