Luka Modric to Join Man United

Spurs would love a bidding war, cant see them letting him go on the cheap, ManCity and Cheasea will be very keen

... when offered this kinda money (just like I said they should have sold him last year when Chelsea offered more).

He's a good player when he has a good day, but too often he's a bit too inconsistent.

Not sure why Man Utd would want to splurge that much money on him, especially now that they already bought Kagawa. I feel they can big up much younger and better players for a fraction of the money if they go shopping in another league.
Adam Maher from AZ Alkmaar is a huge talent for example.

I think he would be a success at United. He is not always consistent, but part of that is the team he is playing with.

United clearly have a better side to start with, and it'll help him being amongst a bunch of stars and talents, just one in the crowd instead of being one of the few really big big names at Spurs and having that pressure.

United are faced with losing Scholes AND Giggs to retirement very soon. Fletcher's career could be over. Anderson's future is uncertain.

In effect, they DO need two new centre midfielders, although Kagawa is more of an ACM than anything and Modric can play deeper.

What changed? They already convinced him once before to stay last summer. They had already sat down and had talks, and no doubt promised him certain things if he would stay.

This could be his second transfer request in two seasons, and he would force it through now and be even more determined to do so, and even less likely to listen to promises and such that just didn't happen. Spurs COULD force him to stay, but after this season, you KNOW he will no longer listen to pormises and appeasements and he'll be a pain in the ass if he doesn't get his way.

Of course Spurs have a long contract still, but player power is bigger...When it is obvious a player has been unsettled for several seasons now, the pressure only grows. To an inevitable.

2-3 yrs is nothing he and bale have both said that without champions league they would leave and modric already wants to go so i think they'll accept an offer this summer

So, in essence, not selling Modric to Chelsea for more money back then was a gamble that did not pay off (no CL)

Spurs were not in the CL last year either.

I know Spurs were not in CL last year, I'm just saying they missed out this year. Had they made it in Modric would not be sold, but since they missed and it's a year later, there is a better chance.

I think they were banking on qualifying for CL going into last season.