Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that he will look elsewhere if he cannot tie down a move for Tottenham star Luka Modric.The Blues have been chasing the Croatian midfielder over the English Premier League offseason, with Modric attempting to push the move through by handing in a transfer request at White Hart Lane.
But Chelsea’s 27 million-pound bid two weeks ago was dismissed out of hand by the north London club and Villas-Boas admits it will take ‘incredible’ money to entice the midfielder from their Premier League rivals to Stamford Bridge.
“You know what the situation is, it is public,” Villas-Boas said after his side defeated Portsmouth 1-0 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. “You can understand the position that the club has taken.”
“At the moment we are scanning the market for everything. (Modric plays in) one of the positions we are looking to strengthen.”
“But here you saw we adapted Yossi (Benayoun)’s position in the middle and also against Wycombe he was marvellous in the position.”
“It is just a question of finding the solution. If it happens it happens, if it doesn’t happen it doesn’t happen.”
The Portuguese boss hinted that if a deal is not done soon, he will move on to other options.
“It does not depend on us. Spurs have a right to defend their player and property. We just have to wait,” he added.
“We respect whatever position Tottenham takes and the prices we are talking about is an incredible amount of money.”
Done, dusted, ain’t happening, move on.
chelsea pls les go 4 modris or we luk 4 anther menfider and also les go 4 lukaku we need them pls we d fans of chelsea we ar wiating pls oh no tym
Are all your fans that literate?
At last the message is getting through, Spurs aren’t selling. So please go away.
chelsea should go 4 another mifilder if luka modric deal don’t work.
AVB, pls if you can’t get luka, go for another creative midfieder urgently
Chelsea need to add like 3 players dis season 1 crective midfieder 2 sharp winger 3 striker
Not for sale means not for sale simple
By jove i do believe the message is getting through,Modric is not for sale and even some of the illiterate Chelski johnny come latelies are getting the message.
they wil sell him its just a matter of time…lets waits and see..am positive abt it
kingsley, you think we will sell him and your positive about it….He is not for sale, we told you that then and the situation hasnt changed. He hasnt handed in a transfer request and he is in S.Africa with his teammates. Levy dont want to sell, Redknapp dont want to sell, Chelsea arent offering anywhere near the money that might make Spurs even think about it without dismissing it out of hand. He is not going to chelsea and I understand that neither is Neymar, apparently he wants to go to Barca or Madrid….a big club!!!
yeah , let them keep him if they don’t wanna sell to us