Tottenham manager Andre Villas-
Boas has revealed that Luka
Modric is set to return to tottenham first
team training as the club are still
yet to receive an acceptable offer
for the midfielder.
Real Madrid have been heavily
linked with the Croatia
international this summer but
Spurs have not been prepared to
compromise on their demand.
Villas-Boas believes that Modric
must accept that there is little or nothing the club can do if an
agreement isn't reached before the end of the transfer window.
"He has been training
separately," the Portuguese told teamsheadtohead . "Now it is important
for Luka to feel mentally ready to
come back to the first team training.
"These boys are at a different
level in terms of their
preparation, concentration and
commitment to the team. "I think the player has to
understand that the club cannot
do anything about other clubs'
offers for him. "We have a value and an interest that we have to defend, and we
are waiting to reintegrate the
player if the offer is not met." Modric's future at White Hart
Lane is in doubt for the second consecutive summer, with Villas-
Boas himself pursuing the playmaker this time last year as
manager of the Blues.
The 34-year-old hoped a resolution would be reached as soon as
possible, ideally with
Modric returning to the first
team squad. "We will try to solve it as soon as possible," he said.
"It is the second time we have been
through the same situation. "It is obviously difficult for him, but
the chairman is defending the club's interests and the
player has to understand that,
and the fact that the offer does not meet the chairman's
demands means we can't go ahead with the deal. "The player is a good
professional and hopefully he will
return to the team,"
When asked if Modric could be ready to play at the start of the
season, Villas-Boas replied was "Obviously he will have to raise his
fitness level, and the sooner that we can have him reintegrated
mentally and then
physically, we will then see how
things will go."
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