Source: Daily_Mail
Luka Modric set for new Tottenham contract worth £100k per week
Luka Modric is a step closer to committing his future to Tottenham with the club set to agree terms on a contract worth ?100,000 per week. [LNB]The Croatia midfielder was the subject of a high-profile transfer wrangle with Chelsea last summer but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy managed to keep his man at White Hart Lane. [LNB]And now the ?40million-rated Modric is set to become Spurs' first ?100k-a-week player when the deal is put on the table next summer, although the bumper package is conditional on Champions League qualification this season, according to the Evening Standard. [LNB] Country boy: Luka Modric is currently on international duty with Croatia[LNB] Head turned: The playmaker was ready to leave White Hart Lane last summer[LNB] The ?100k figure is also said to be made up of several performance-related bonuses. Modric's current deal nets him ?60,000 per week and expires in 2016. [LNB]Despite Modric's protests at the time - he refused to take the field for the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United in August, saying his head 'wasn't right' - Chelsea were unable to prise the midfield playmaker away from Spurs. [LNB] In the money: Modric could become Spurs' first ?100k-a-week player[LNB] Fall in value: But Modric's new deal is dependent on finishing in the top four[LNB]And the tables have turned somewhat for the two clubs this season, with usual Barclays Premier League title-chasers Chelsea now nine points off the pace in fourth spot, just one place above Tottenham on goal difference alone - and Spurs have a game in hand. [LNB]But it remains to be seen whether Modric, 26, would be able to resist the lure of long-time admirers at Stamford Bridge and Manchester United should Spurs fail to snatch fourth place or higher this season. [LNB] Dembele plays down Fulham exit despite admitting Spurs would be a 'step higher'Charles Sale: FA waiting to see Harry's trial result as tax case approachesPremier League bulletin: All the latest news from your club todayAll the latest Tottenham Hotspur FC news, features and opinion[LNB]
