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By Mark Fordham<\/h3>\n

20 Jun 2011 17:23:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Harry Redknapp, manager of Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n

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Tottenham<\/a> manager Harry Redknapp<\/a> has reiterated his desire to keep Luka Modric<\/a> despite the midfielder admitting that he wants a move to rivals Chelsea<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modric stunned the club last week when he announced his intention to leave the club with Chelsea making a formal approach for the player.<\/span><\/p>\n

Redknapp ridiculed the \u00a322 million bid from Chelsea, with the Blues reportedly readying a new bid for the Croatian.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Redknapp is adamant that Modric will not be sold and feels Tottenham must hang onto, and complement, their star players if they are to compete for honours.<\/span><\/p>\n

He told The Sun:<\/em> “If Tottenham sell Luka then I feel it sends out a message that maybe Gareth Bale could leave and no one wants either to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I have seen that sort of thing before. West Ham decided to sell Rio Ferdinand and then all of a sudden they all seemed to go. That’s no good for any club.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Tottenham need to keep their best players as well as add more quality to the squad if they want to mount a serious challenge for the title.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Other top clubs raise the bar all the time and Spurs must keep pace. It’s as simple as that.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: “Luka wants to be successful and if we can improve the squad then he can achieve that with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I don’t envisage a problem with Luka. You could not meet a more professional man or a nicer person.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is so important for the club to keep him. I think we have to show him our ambition, which we will do.<\/span><\/p>\n

“If we can add one or two good players to our squad there’s no reason we can’t have another great season. So Tottenham could be a great club for him to stay with for the next few years.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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