Luka Modric will delay Spurs talks until after the Euros

 
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16 May 2012

Luka Modric will make a decision about his Tottenham future after the European Championships

Modric has still not signed the £100,000-a-week deal offered to him by Spurs shortly after they rejected a £40million bid from Chelsea last summer. It is thought he is unlikely to stay at White Hart Lane if Spurs are not involved in next season’s Champions League.

The midfielder will be a key man for Croatia during Euro 2012, which starts next month, and he is reluctant to allow anything to distract him from the task ahead.

Modric said: “I will decide about my future after the Euros. I will make the decision where to continue my career. I’m ready for the big tests.”

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy might find it even more difficult to hang on to Modric than he did last summer but he will be encouraged by Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen’s wish to join Spurs.

The clubs are haggling over a fee — Ajax want £10m, with Spurs’ offer £2m less — but Vertonghen is keen to move to White Hart Lane even if Harry Redknapp’s side miss out on the Champions League. Chelsea will qualify at Spurs’ expense if they win the Final.

“I would like to play for Spurs, whether they are in the Champions League or not,” Vertonghen was quoted as saying in Holland.

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