Tottenham Hotspur’s boss, Harry Redknapp, confirms Luka Modric will not join Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur’s manager, Harry Redknapp, has confirmed that his talismanic midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857, is staying at White Hart Lane despite latest reports linking the Croatian midfielder to Manchester United.
The Spurs manager is keen on keeping his star names and said, “If we want to build a club and compete to get in the Champions League every year we have to keep our best players”.
It has been recently reported that Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394, who is rumoured to retire by the end of this season.
Luka Modric has become one of the best midfielders in the Premier League since his arrival from Dinamo Zagreb for £16.6million in 2008.
The 25-year-old played a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitalô-c40903 role in helping Tottenham qualify for the European elite competition, UEFA Champions League, last season (2009-2010).
The Croatian midfielder is currently enjoying his prime form and has been exceptional this season.
Harry Redknapp also hailed Luka Modric’s contribution this season and claimed that the Croatian midfielder has hugely impressed him.
The Spurs boss added, “He's such a fantastic player for us. You can't replace people like him. He's not just a great player; he's a special person as well. He comes in every day and gets on with his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684. He never gives you a problem. He's a quiet man off
the pitch. He's amazing”.
It is not the first time that the 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane. The European Champions, Inter Milan, were also keen to lure Modric away from Tottenham during the last transfer window.
Modric has been amazing this season and was the key member of Spurs’ team that defeated UEFA Champions League title holder, Inter Milan, earlier this season.
Spurs finished as the leaders in the UEFA Champions League’s Group A, which was also tipped as the ‘Group of Death’ because it included the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 and Werder Bremen.
Harry Redknapp’s team was drawn to another Italian team, AC Milan, for the knock-out round of UEFA Champions League.
After winning the first leg against Milan at San Siro, Tottenham is favourite to make it to the next round of their debut UEFA Champions League.
Despite playing their first UEFA Champions League, Harry Redknapp’s men have not let their European campaign affect their Premier League run.
Tottenham is placed fourth in the Barclays Premier League- 10 points behind league leaders, Manchester United, and two points above fifth placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786.
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