Mistake not to sell Modric for 40M pound?

Did Tottenham make a mistake not to sell Modric for a huge 40M pound?

way overpriced, yet they refused anyway, eventhough they had signed Scott Parker earlier.

There are only 3 clubs out there that like to throw that can of money around, Real Madrid (but it's over now ), Chelsea, and Man City.

We never know what to expect with City, so who knows? Real will definitely not pay that kid of money for him, there are younger, and cheaper playmaker out there. It's likely Chelsea may follow a different path, say moutinho might become more affordable next summer for example...

so what do you think? mistake?

Huge mistake..Midfielders for 40M price tag are rare. Not to mention Luk would have quaranteed a Champs League for himself.

Huge, gigantic, J-Lo ass sized mistake

Modric'll be pissed off, meaning he'll try even harder in January to force his way out of the club, meaning teams will be even more aware of this, meaning they'll offer WAY less and 'arry will be forced to sell him at a fraction of the original £40 million he passed up

See Fabregas saga for details

Are Tottenham in debt? Because otherwise it's not a stupid move.

You get an offer on the very last day, regardless of how big it is, you have no replacement and no time to get one. Therefore, it is against the sporting interest of the institution to sell.

Well, it depends on if they feel they can really compete for a champions leauge place, next year. If they miss out then yes , a mistake but , honestly retaining a quality player isn't the biggest mistake you're ever going to make.They have a lot of deadwood in that squad , if they need money they have better ways to get it than to sell their star.

Plus , They should finish above arsenal this season for the first time in a long time , which has to have some symbolic value. Not sure if that was happening without modric.

In terms of money, yes.

But if Spurs want to do anything serious any time soon, Modric is the sort of player who simply has to stick around.

I guess the plan is, to do well enough to convince Modric that future is bright at Spurs. Even more so then Chelsea, somehow.

Also, selling Modric send the message out to Bale and Van Der Vaart, this ckub isnt serious about winning and is a selling club. Keeping Modric tells those two especially Spurs are trying to go places.

CL football?

Finishing above Arsenal?

They should focus on more realistic goals..........like buying a striker in January

Finishing above arsenal is realistic.

People letting that 8-2 scoreline cloud their judgement, whilst the 5-1 thrashing of Spuds goes unnoticed in the background

If their goal isnt CL, then say goodbye to VDV and Bale, thats for sure.

Without that ambition, those 2 will soon be off.

They have to keep Modric, not just because of Modric, but because of Bale and Van Der Vaart.

If one goes, the other 2 wont be too far out the door.

If 40 million isn't enough for Modric then imagine how much they hold out for Bale.

imo the 5-1 was a more dominant and impressive display

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Are Tottenham in debt? Because otherwise it's not a stupid move.

You get an offer on the very last day, regardless of how big it is, you have no replacement and no time to get one. Therefore, it is against the sporting interest of the institution to sell.

Well, i thought about it, but i remembered they signed Scott Parker earlier in the day.

5-1 was a great display , and it was man city so that's even more disastrous for tottenham.That being said, the gulf in class , especially in the starting 11 has more or less closed and reached a point where more or less , when van persie gets his annual 6 month layoff , their starting 11 will be fairly better than arsenal's. They also have better depth.Since arsenal hasn't shown any grit or heart that will genuinely boost their performance for a while now , it's safe to say that they are very vurnerable to being eclipsed by tottenham.

I personally would've took the money and ran with it. Spurs will come up short this year due to a lack of CL football. But on the flip-side, they're a well run team and have decent balance.

Wasn't 40m pounds, was 30m pounds + Alex. Still think their mad for refusing, he's gonna have a bad season and offer to us in Jan.

well seeing as they loaned Jenas and sold Polacios...they wouldn't have a midfield if they sold Modric unless you consider Sandro, Huddlestone and Krancjar a top midfield...Modric is what makes that team tick....without him Van Der Vaart and Bale would just be watching balls get hoofed over there heads lol

They'd have to vastly stock up on trophies and reach a few CL semi finals to come close to eclipsing us

definantly a big mistake not selling for 40 million for modric, that is way overpriced i wouldve let him go in a heartbeat.

now there stuck with a player that doesnt wanna be there, so more than likely his performances will drop, and so will he value when he evetually gets sold

The Franchise wrote:If their goal isnt CL, then say goodbye to VDV and Bale, thats for sure.

Without that ambition, those 2 will soon be off.

They have to keep Modric, not just because of Modric, but because of Bale and Van Der Vaart.

If one goes, the other 2 wont be too far out the door.

Im sure Tottenham want to be ambitious, and it's good to always take a neutral stance, but realistically, CL dream next season is a bit larger than life.

When they made it to the CL, they had a very good team, but they also took up the spot of a decaying Liverpool and Man city wasnt at level yet.

Now they have 5 teams in England that are clearly better than them, and they wont be able to make it.

the player is going to grow upset as he probably feels like his cycle with the spurs is over. VDV entering his 30s, not sure he is running somewhere. A way to show ambition could also have been to reinvest that money in talent to keep the illusion of a team building?

Lol Cl Semi Finals ? . I meant eclipse them as in beat them in the league but you make this too easy.

http://www.reflex-studios.com/blog/item/45/since-arsenal-last-won-a-trophy

Tottenham won a league cup in 08 I believe.

CL semi finals are something , U made a CL final too but honestly , Winning is not a sometime thing it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

And my friend the habit of arsenal is losing.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:

The Franchise wrote:If their goal isnt CL, then say goodbye to VDV and Bale, thats for sure.

Without that ambition, those 2 will soon be off.

They have to keep Modric, not just because of Modric, but because of Bale and Van Der Vaart.

If one goes, the other 2 wont be too far out the door.

Im sure Tottenham want to be ambitious, and it's good to always take a neutral stance, but realistically, CL dream next season is a bit larger than life.

When they made it to the CL, they had a very good team, but they also took up the spot of a decaying Liverpool and Man city wasnt at level yet.

Now they have 5 teams in England that are clearly better than them, and they wont be able to make it.

the player is going to grow upset as he probably feels like his cycle with the spurs is over. VDV entering his 30s, not sure he is running somewhere. A way to show ambition could also have been to reinvest that money in talent to keep the illusion of a team building?

Try selling that dream to Bale and VDV, it wont happen.

VDV may be closing in on 30, but he would start for AC Milan, maybe Inter Milan, probably Arsenal, maybe a couple others.

Your saying about investing the money. If I was VDV and you said that to me, I would reply, who are you going to buy that is as good as Modric is? You woldnt be able to answer and that would signal me leaving.

Yes, Spurs got in the CL because of a down season for others and yes, they dont look like making the CL this time around, just like last season. But if you aks Bale and VDV, they will feel they have a chance of doing it, because they did it before. They wont listen to Liverpool had a bad year, they wont listen to there are 5 teams better then they are, they believe they can do it, or they wouldnt be there now.

Sell Modric and your telling them, you dont believe it either. Because if Spurs sell him, they will never find someone to replace him who is just as good anytime soon.

It's sort of a good move. I believe players have way too much power these days. Why do leagues even bother with all this contract BS when no player even sticks to it?

Modric is on contract and Harry didn't have a replacement for him. Glad he pushed for the stay.

If contracts were enforced, I think more clubs would be careful about prospective transfers.

The Franchise wrote:
Try selling that dream to Bale and VDV, it wont happen.

VDV may be closing in on 30, but he would start for AC Milan, maybe Inter Milan, probably Arsenal, maybe a couple others.

Your saying about investing the money. If I was VDV and you said that to me, I would reply, who are you going to buy that is as good as Modric is? You woldnt be able to answer and that would signal me leaving.

Yes, Spurs got in the CL because of a down season for others and yes, they dont look like making the CL this time around, just like last season. But if you aks Bale and VDV, they will feel they have a chance of doing it, because they did it before. They wont listen to Liverpool had a bad year, they wont listen to there are 5 teams better then they are, they believe they can do it, or they wouldnt be there now.

Sell Modric and your telling them, you dont believe it either. Because if Spurs sell him, they will never find someone to replace him who is just as good anytime soon.

It's not going to happen mainly because VDV is too good of a player for team of that level. If they are unable to reach the CL again next season and other teams just look like they keep getting stronger, then those guys will be asking out as well.

I fair for them to want to compete and prove they are a big side, but they also have some high standing player to cater, and those guys will grow unhappy fast, if they are unable to compete.

Lex wrote:CL football?

Finishing above Arsenal?

They should focus on more realistic goals..........like buying a striker in January

Quite confident arsenal got a CL spot?