Luka Modric could be on his way to Chelsea after Redknapp reveals he must sell players before he can bring any new faces to The Lane

There has been lots of speculation in the papers over the past few weeks regarding the future of Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric. The Croatian international has constantly been linked with a move to Chelsea. Spurs have already rejected two bids from Chelsea for Modric, with the second offer believed to be in the region of £27million. Harry Redknapp revealed that he wants any deal for the playmaker concluded as soon as possible. If Modric does leave Spurs to join Chelsea, manager Harry Redknapp will have funds to strengthen his squad further before the end of this transfer season. With Redknapp opening the door for Modric to leave the club, Chelsea are expected to come in with a third offer and finally complete a deal for the Croatian midfielder.


Redknapp: "We've got two options with Luka. Either we keep a fantastic player or we sell him, get the money and bring in four players and have a better team. "I want him to stay but if he's going I want the opportunity to get other players in.


"There's no chance the chairman will sell him on the last day of the transfer window. He did that with Berbatov a few years ago and ended up with no strikers. He won't do that again. "It's a difficult situation for Modric. We all love our club and everything, but what would you do if someone offered to treble your wages?


"He's had his head turned by the chance to play in a team that could win the Champions League this season and I think people can probably understand that. "I'm sure there's still stuff going on with Chelsea and we have to be careful not to say 'he ain't going anywhere' and then he leaves.


"But the chairman has taken the stance that he doesn't want to lose him and I can't see that changing." 


Redknapp on new signings: "We need to do some business because some of my players are nowhere near being ready. "People like Luka, Gareth Bale and Rafael Van der Vaart are looking to see if we're going to bring in a couple more quality players. They want to be successful and they know we need to improve. "We finished two points above Liverpool and they've just spent £100m on new signings to close that gap. "We need to improve our squad just to fend them off, never mind catching the four who finished above us."

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