Source: Telegraph
Chelsea set to make improved offer of £27 million for Tottenham's Luka Modric
By Telegraph staff and agencies[LNB]5:19PM BST 11 Jul 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] Modric's future has been the topic of widespread speculation since the end of the season with both Chelsea and Manchester United leading the way in the race to land the Croatian international. [LNB]Chelsea are understood to have already had a £22 million bid rejected but according to the Evening Standard, are ready to up their offer to £27 million. [LNB]Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp described Chelsea's initial bid as a joke, insisting he wanted to hold on to the 25-year-old but that any decision was effectively out of his hands.[LNB]"If they're [Chelsea] going to make an improved offer I would think they need to; £22m for Modric is a joke. He is a fantastic footballer and we need to keep him.[LNB]"At the end of the day it's up to the chairman, he makes those decisions. I certainly wouldn't want to lose him but it's not easy when people come along and offer you double or triple your wages. Like I say I'm desperate to keep him because he is so good.[LNB]Related Articles
