Levy and Modric.

Is Levy’s pride being put ahead of Tottenham’s interest?




I
have a confession to make that I have a feeling many a Spurs fan
reading this column will be all too familiar with as well. Every
morning, the second my eyes open there is only one thing that is ever on
my mind; ‘check Twitter, check Sky Sports News, see if we’ve signed a
striker yet’. Sound familiar?
And yet again this morning, my anticipation quickly vanished when I
realised that not only have we not signed a striker today, but that one
we had been linked strongly with for the past 2 years has been pretty
much priced out of our transfer budget for the next decade as well!
Maybe Damiao was just a pipe dream anyway, but if it wasn’t abundantly
clear that we couldn’t afford him before it certainly is now.
So who is to blame for all this? Everyone has been quick to point the
finger at Levy because it makes sense that we should. I personally
believe blaming him for the sake of it is wrong; blaming him because all
this may be down to him having a bee in his bonnet against Luka Modric
on the other hand may genuinely motivate me to draft a petition to
introduce lynching for people who are bloody stupid!

I’m surprised no one has picked up on this before, but when you look
back on events it makes perfect sense. Levy pulled off a master stroke
last year to keep Modric at the Lane. Although it turned out to be in
vain, he still deserves a lot of credit for that. This year Modric again
wants a move and as if that isn’t likely to have p*ssed our Chairman
off enough, the little Croat decides to refuse to train the same week
Levy is visiting a sick family member in America. That would be enough
to get on anyone’s dark side, but is it possible that Levy is still
holding a grudge and that’s why he’s playing such hard ball over the
transfer fee with Real Madrid?

Real are reported to have offered £30m for Modric at the end of last
week. If I was Levy I would have bitten their hand off and offered to
help pack the midfielder’s dead rats and artificial spine! But again
Levy says no and holds out for an unrealistic number that we all know
deep down the player isn’t worth. If Spurs were a Man City or PSG then
this wouldn’t matter; Levy could stay p*ssed off and refuse the £30m
because we would have abundant resources already at our disposal to
draft in new talent. But we’re not a Man City or PSG and the fact
remains that we need the Modric transfer money.

Little ratface upset me with his behaviour as well, as I’m sure he
did with every Spurs fan on the face of the earth, but is getting your
own back and blocking his transfer really worth sacrificing our club’s
season? Getting revenge is great but being so petty that you stop us
ever having a realistic chance of buying the players we so desperately
need and as a result getting us off to a poor start to the season is so
wrong. And what about AVB? There is no chance after the Chelsea disaster
that he would have joined the club without being given assurances that
there was to be money available and so far that hasn’t materialised. Is
being able to laugh in Modric’s face as he trains with the Spurs
reserves really worth it when our new manager walks out and we’re
relying on goals from Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane to have a successful
season?

There’s being proud and there’s being a fool. Levy needs to realise where that line is.

Come On You Spurs.

By @TottenhamMan777

but hes our player. if we are asking for 40mill its because we dont want to sell.

why should we sell for 30mill.

It seems if we don't sell then we cant buy.

Mikey M

oh come on. we wont sell defoe if we dont have a replacement. cant belive some of you think he will go.

defoe thinking hes the only one so he will start most games for spurs why would he go to a kick and run team like sunderland.

Two things, did Levy FORCE modric to sign a long term contract last year, I doubt it and as a business man I can't see that having signed Lavy then made a gentlemans agreement that he could leave. Modric, much as I like him and think he's a top player, is obviously getting very dubious advice.

Second his stance on this surely sends out the message that he will not be pisseed about and unless you really want to play for Spurs then forget it.

Also just read more transfer bollox that Lennon is being offered in a deal for a goalkeeper?

Also just read more transfer bollox that Lennon is being offered in a deal for a goalkeeper?

Yes, Cesar apparently. Can't see that myself Seebee. Point taken Lought, I doubt Defoe will go either I just think there is a lot of frustration among Spurs supporters at the moment and the transfer rumours are doing the rounds. I do wonder if the Soul man will get a go in the first team this season though?

dont want ceaser. i want the french keeper or newcastle keeper.

hulk looked good today

We seem to be consentrating on a keeper more than a striker. That's fine as we could do with one but not a priority over a striker.

I also read that they would swop Ceasar for Walker.

Mikey M

I'm backing Levy on the Modric situation but for the life of me I don't know what he's up to regarding a striker . The striker situation is ridiculous so too is this nonsense with, Adybayor.

Looks like the midnight deal on August 31st for the Croatian then. Situation getting a bit steamy with Stimac's comments this morning.

Would you like to delete one of your double posts Nic.. Or shall I?

As I pressed the delete button Baz it told me I cannot delete a post that has been replied to. Please feel free to erase the copy at your earliest convenience

I agree Vis. He has never been a great goal scorer but until last season he was the general in the middle that all great sides need.

I don't think we will miss him as much as I first thought but we do need to replace him with the like.

Moutinhio would be great, M'silva (?)also. but he does need to be replaced.

Mikey M

dont want m silva hes defensive midfelder

im hearing it was all set to go through then levy asked for 2mill for lol
jose lived and he could pull out now.