Luka Modric Saga

Luka Modric signed for Tottenham Hotspur on 26 April 2008. He signed a 6 year contract from summer 2008 for a fee of £16.5 million. Many believed he would struggle in the Premiership due to his size, and this was proven during his first few games for the North London club.

As soon a Harry Redknapp took over, he played Modric in a role he was more familiar with. He was put in a more attacking role, either in the centre of the park or on the left, where he would drift inside on occasions. This role saw Modric show his true abilities and use his footballing abilities more effectively. Modric scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Spartak Moscow during the UEFA Cup group stages on the 18 December 2008. He finally scored his first Premier League goal against Newcastle United in Tottenhams' next match, just three days later.

On 30 May 2010, Modric was awarded with a new six-year contract, that runs until 2016. Modric said after the deal; "Tottenham Hotspur gave me my chance in the Premier League and I want to go on to achieve great success here with them. Yes, there have been enquiries from other big clubs, but I have no interest in going anywhere. Last season's Top 4 finish was an indication of where we are as a Club and I feel I can continue to improve and go on to achieve everything I want to at Spurs" - Source Tottenham Hotspur Website 

This summer, Chelsea have made two offers for the Tottenham star, both being rejected. Chelsea believe to value him at most £30m, way off the valuation Daniel Levy has of him. Numerous rumours have come out of Modrics' anger of Levy rejecting these offers, even rumours of him handing in a transfer request.

How much of a loss will it be if Modric did leave Spurs? For a player who is seen in such high regard by football critics, the number of goals he scores or assists he creates are very low. Since joining Spurs, Modric has played 118 games for the club, scoring 12 goals.

However, there are other stats that you cannot ignore:

2001 - Total Number of passes attempted by Modric in Premier League last season, (4th Overall)

85 - 85% of pass completed in Premier League last season (3rd Overall)
66 - Goal scoring opportunities made via Modric (joint 2nd within Tottenham Team)

Despite his goals and assists figures, he is a highly influential player in the Tottenham team. It will be a huge loss, but not catastrophic if he left the club. I do not believe him leaving is a bigger loss compared to when Carrick left. We have strong midfielder's in defence (Sandro) and in attack (Bale, Lennon, VDV), with these players still able to attract other big players to join Tottenham.

It is an interesting topic this Modric saga, probably the biggest this transfer window. I fully believe Daniel Levy will stick to his word and reject all bids for Modric. At the end of the day, he still has 5 years left in his contract, unlike the scenarios of Carrick and Berbatov. 

What this saga has proven is that the only real sources of information is the official Tottenham Website and a video footage of Modric talking about this issue!!