An about face from Harry, after last week telling the world it would be hard to keep Modric he now says he cannot be sold. Looks to me like Levy has moved on his newly restored strong position (Harry has no England alternative any more) and reminded Harry of where his loyalties should lie.
OK Harry has a lot of football knowledge and experience, and it's a good job for him that he does, for without that he would struggle to fill shelves in a supermarket.
Too late for him to learn now so we will just have to put up with his constant naive media blurting and concentrate on his abilities as a football man.
Despite himself he could still go down in Spurs history as a 'great manager' let's hope he does.
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Luka Modric cannot be sold - Spurs boss Harry Redknapp
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has warned that the club will be "finished" if leading players such as Luka Modric and Gareth Bale are sold this summer.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy rejected persistent moves from Chelsea to sign Modric last summer but Manchester City have now been linked with the Croatian.
"If you start selling your best players you're finished," Redknapp said.
"We are not looking to sell our best players. We are looking to build a team here, not dismantle."
Spurs managed to keep their squad intact last summer despite not retaining their place in their Champions League, where they enjoyed a sparkling season in 2010-11, reaching the quarter-finals.
However, Modric has yet to agree a new deal, while Bale has already admitted he would "have to discuss what's best for myself" should they fail to qualify again.
With two matches of the Premier League season remaining, the Lilywhites are fourth, ahead of Newcastle on goal difference, and only a point behind third-placed Arsenal.
But fourth place would not be sufficient to earn a place in Europe's elite competition if Chelsea win this year's Champions League final against Bayern Munich on 19 May.
Recent Spurs finishes
Redknapp is determined that Spurs will not repeat previous summers when influential players such as Michael Carrick, in 2006, and Dimitar Berbatov in 2008, were sold to Manchester United.
"If we go backwards, we're going nowhere basically, are we? We will slump back into mid-table mediocrity and we don't want that," Redknapp said.
"The chairman made a stance with Modric last year - the stance was that we are looking to build, to add to the group we've got and improve for next year."<
OK Harry has a lot of football knowledge and experience, and it's a good job for him that he does, for without that he would struggle to fill shelves in a supermarket.
Too late for him to learn now so we will just have to put up with his constant naive media blurting and concentrate on his abilities as a football man.
Despite himself he could still go down in Spurs history as a 'great manager' let's hope he does.
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Luka Modric cannot be sold - Spurs boss Harry Redknapp
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has warned that the club will be "finished" if leading players such as Luka Modric and Gareth Bale are sold this summer.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy rejected persistent moves from Chelsea to sign Modric last summer but Manchester City have now been linked with the Croatian.
"If you start selling your best players you're finished," Redknapp said.
"We are not looking to sell our best players. We are looking to build a team here, not dismantle."
Spurs managed to keep their squad intact last summer despite not retaining their place in their Champions League, where they enjoyed a sparkling season in 2010-11, reaching the quarter-finals.
However, Modric has yet to agree a new deal, while Bale has already admitted he would "have to discuss what's best for myself" should they fail to qualify again.
With two matches of the Premier League season remaining, the Lilywhites are fourth, ahead of Newcastle on goal difference, and only a point behind third-placed Arsenal.
But fourth place would not be sufficient to earn a place in Europe's elite competition if Chelsea win this year's Champions League final against Bayern Munich on 19 May.
Recent Spurs finishes
Redknapp is determined that Spurs will not repeat previous summers when influential players such as Michael Carrick, in 2006, and Dimitar Berbatov in 2008, were sold to Manchester United.
"If we go backwards, we're going nowhere basically, are we? We will slump back into mid-table mediocrity and we don't want that," Redknapp said.
"The chairman made a stance with Modric last year - the stance was that we are looking to build, to add to the group we've got and improve for next year."<
