There have been plenty of rumours flying about, exacerbated by the newspapers and online publications that Sir Alex Ferguson is likely to put a bid in for the services of Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric in an attempt to bring him to Old Trafford. Of course, Chelsea have already registered their interest in the midfielder but have had their bid knocked back. With the top teams in Europe all keeping tabs on Modric, I can’t help but wonder if from a Manchester City perspective it may be worth testing the waters with a bid in an attempt to steal him out from underneath the grasp of Sir Alex.
One thing’s for sure: Tottenham will fight tooth and nail to keep Modric, who was their star performer last season. Both Harry Redknapp and Daniel Levy have made their position clear, Modric is not for sale. As such, it would surprise no one if Modric remained a Tottenham player next season.
However, money talks and it’s not like City are strapped for cash. City have been linked to a number of creative midfielders this summer, from Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona’s Xavi and Luka Modric certainly fits the billing. If Roberto Mancini is in the market for an attacking midfielder he can do a lot worse than Modric who at this stage looks somewhat more acquirable than either of the aforementioned players.
This is not an attempt to wind up Tottenham fans, who have become naturally covetous of their midfielder – though it may well be treated like one. It’s just an observation that Modric may be a good fit for Manchester City and that it may be worth them joining the fight for his signature this summer. Various papers have suggested that City are set to make a big for the Croat, but as of yet there’s been nothing concrete.
The Daily Mail suggested that City may make a £30m bid – but it’s clear by this stage that that’s not nearly enough for Tottenham to change their mindset. At the moment Tottenham are in the driving seat and it’s up to a club with money like Manchester City to come up with an offer that could tempt Harry Redknapp into selling.
Luka Modric is a player with enough quality to add strength to a Manchester City midfield that is already congested with talent. There’s been a lot of talk about City needing to make a transfer that will put the fear into their Champion’s League opponent’s next season and Modric could be just the man.
Whilst it’ll be difficult to ply him from Tottenham’s grip, I definitely think it’s worth City joining the fight for Modric’s services.
Follow @ThePerfectPass on Twitter for details on all the latest updates and various football-related musings.
ThisisFutbol.com are seeking new writers to join the team! If you’re passionate about football, drop us a line at “thisisfutbol.com@snack-media.com” to learn more.
To have a peak at the top SEVEN available FREE TRANSFERS this summer, click here.
Or to have a look at 10 ways a football lover can spend this summer, click here!
Yawn.. Jog on mate.
No because he’s not for sale, you pr**k!
I suppose you have to write about something.
Not for sale. Catch up…. Ding Dong…
I am getting sick of writing this. Our chairman said he is not for sale to ANY club. Do try and keep up!
Didn’t he say the same for Berbatov and Carrick?
Yeah we know what levy said but why not put a bid in for him lol
It’s called “tapping up” son…and there are heavy penalties for clubs found guilty of doing so. Try and learn the basics mate…”lol”
Another idiot to add to the list
You’ve got a nerve. Aside of all the obvious, like: he’s on a six year contract and not for sale, you deliberately avoid selling to us because you can afford to – and btw, he likes London. As far as I know that is not in Manchester ……. F**k off!!
I would go for Johnson and Richards in exchange for Modric
Should Spurs put in a bid for TEVEZ ?
wot part of not for sale don`t you understand
i`m sick of sky sports news and all the papers always trying to sell our players…WE ARE SPURS
I’m never going to get back those minutes I spent reading this tripe. What a waste. Do myself, other fans and yourself a favour and shut up.
[sarcasm] why not buy them all, after all “its not like man city are exactly strapped for cash” is a sound arguement indeed for buying any player. [/sarcasm]
I hate when I booch my tags.
My point was not that as City have the cash they should go out there immediately and buy him, it was merely that they are just about the only team who can afford him. What was your point?
LISTEN MORE MOUTH THAN A COW HAS C–T HE`S NOT FOR SALE WE CAN BUY ANY STRIKER WE WANT WITHIN REASON IE BERBATOV WILL BE AT THE LANE NEXT YEAR ! ! !
PRY
pried (prd), pry·ing, pries (prz)
1. To raise, move, or force open with a lever.
2. To obtain with effort or difficulty: pried a confession out of the suspect.
n. pl. pries (prz)
Something, such as a crowbar, that is used to apply leverage.
Not PLY from our grip……
LOL, very true ! But, they’re just mancs mate, what do you expect…a f00kin PhD in English ???
At least the papers seem to have given up on this story, even if twats like you are still clinging on.
What is it with you effing guys? Despite Spurs saying he is not for sale, Levy saying Spurs won’t sell him, and Modric himself not only signing a new contract not that long ago but before the cxxx clubs started their sickening and morally bankrupt behaviour, saying he was happy at Spurs, still you won’t fxxxxxx stop.
Do you really have no idea of what you are saying about this once great sport? What, every time a top player is in a team outside one of these cxxx clubs, by rights he should be in one of their teams, is that it? So tell me, you parasites, what’s the point of a sport and competition where every fxxxxxx year, the titles and honours, if that’s the right word, will always go to one of those cxxx clubs?
“Whilst it’ll be difficult to ply him from Tottenham’s grip” PLY is that thre ply? Thick as the writer of this drivel obviously is.
“This is not an attempt to wind up Tottenham fans” No of course not. Not trying to generate traffic to the site. Tried not to draw attention with the headline!!!
“Modric who at this stage looks somewhat more acquirable”
Cloke is obviously a blogger that has no sense of reality or ability to read. It is gutter crawlers like this that try to sanitise the lack of decency and loyalty in players honouring contracts. Like the cretins on the Daily mail that have published ” comments” from Modric no actual evidence of the accuracy of the “quote” is available. The recycling and reptition of rumours is a cancer in football. this wrtiter id right up there with the tappers and Blatters of this world. Wallow in your cesspool Harry.
The writer is just trying to *ply* you with a sh1t story…boom, boom ! see what I did there…
But personal attacks are fine? You quote without purpose. Typos happen. There’s being covetous of a player and then there’s being a Tottenham fan. City have a right to bid for any player they like and we have a right to discuss that to any extent we like.
Typos?
Given the distance between those two letters on the keyboard, that’s a mighty long bow you’re drawing, almost as long as the bow of your ‘article’ in pretending it’s more than just a cynical bunch of hypocrites able to buy any player on the planet.
It’s odd, in a way, cos just like your London equivalent, maybe the fact that your players’ souls are in their wallets rather than in your club, explains why you are so boring to watch.
Not a City fan btw. Also ‘typos’ aren’t limited to slips of the hand.
So do typos cover spelling or semantic errors?
Wtf is it with this site always trying to unsettle our players,what right do the chavs and citeh have they can just go take a running jump,cant wait for fair play then we will see all this crap stop!
Do you honestly think that this article would unsettle Luka Modric? Nobody knows his position better than he does.
true talk harry, i highly doubt modric or fabregas or any other players linked with moves read news now and suddenly think ‘hang-on a sec, maybe i do want to go to city’
Good to see so many of our fans giving you both barrels, you deserve it.