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. 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. 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. Country boy: Luka Modric is currently on international duty with Croatia Head turned: The playmaker was ready to leave White Hart Lane last summer 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. 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. In the money: Modric could become Spurs' first ?100k-a-week player Fall in value: But Modric's new deal is dependent on finishing in the top fourAnd 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. 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. 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