Post by Macmoish on Jun 19, 2011 8:23:01 GMT
Obviously (Presumably) won't happen.
But still nice to read
MIRROR
Chelsea could face point deduction over Modric storm
Published 23:06 18/06/11 By Paul Smith
Chelsea face the threat of a points deduction – if found guilty of tapping up Luka Modric.
Furious Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is set to report the Blues to the Premier League. He warned Chelsea in writing not to pursue Modric and has now accused them of making public a bid for the player in order to unsettle him.
Chelsea have form for making illegal approaches. In 2005, they were fined £300,000 and given a three-point suspended penalty by an independent Premier League commission over Ashley Cole’s recruitment from Arsenal.
They were also found guilty by FIFA of making an illegal approach for Gael Kakuta in 2009. Initially that sparked an international transfer ban which was eventually lifted.
Spurs will raise this with the Premier League. And any future tribunal is sure to take into consideration Chelsea’s previous history.
Modric went public at the weekend saying he wanted to leave for Chelsea, even though he still has five years left on his £42,000 a-week contract.
It’s believed that his terms at Chelsea could be in the £150,000 a-week class.
However, Spurs chairman Levy said: “I wish to make it absolutely clear, as I have said previously, that none of our key players will be sold this summer.
“We are building a team for the future to consistently play at the highest level and retaining quality players is crucial to that.
“In respect of Luka Modric, we are not prepared to sell, at any price, to Chelsea or any other club.
“We made our stance on this issue abundantly clear in writing to Chelsea. They chose to ignore it and subsequently made the offer public.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, let me reiterate that we shall not enter into any negotiations whatsoever, with any club, regarding Luka.”
Asked if Chelsea had made public a bid for Modric, a club spokesman said: “Nonsense.”
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp said: “The chairman has made a statement today. He can’t backtrack on that. He means that – I know he means that. Luka’s not going.
“Daniel and Joe Lewis own the club. They’re not selling Luka – end of story, as far as I’m concerned. It’s not easy to keep a player who’s not happy, but the chairman has said we are not going to sell him, so we have got to stand by that now.
“If we sell Luka where are we going as a football club?
“We’ll have to accept then that we’re a middle-of-the-table team that will finish in the top half next season and really that’s not what the chairman wants, it’s not what I want.
“It’s not, most importantly, what the fans want.”
www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/News-Chelsea-could-face-points-deduction-over-Luka-Modric-transfer-article749181.html#ixzz1PhyMSpi9
But still nice to read
MIRROR
Chelsea could face point deduction over Modric storm
Published 23:06 18/06/11 By Paul Smith
Chelsea face the threat of a points deduction – if found guilty of tapping up Luka Modric.
Furious Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is set to report the Blues to the Premier League. He warned Chelsea in writing not to pursue Modric and has now accused them of making public a bid for the player in order to unsettle him.
Chelsea have form for making illegal approaches. In 2005, they were fined £300,000 and given a three-point suspended penalty by an independent Premier League commission over Ashley Cole’s recruitment from Arsenal.
They were also found guilty by FIFA of making an illegal approach for Gael Kakuta in 2009. Initially that sparked an international transfer ban which was eventually lifted.
Spurs will raise this with the Premier League. And any future tribunal is sure to take into consideration Chelsea’s previous history.
Modric went public at the weekend saying he wanted to leave for Chelsea, even though he still has five years left on his £42,000 a-week contract.
It’s believed that his terms at Chelsea could be in the £150,000 a-week class.
However, Spurs chairman Levy said: “I wish to make it absolutely clear, as I have said previously, that none of our key players will be sold this summer.
“We are building a team for the future to consistently play at the highest level and retaining quality players is crucial to that.
“In respect of Luka Modric, we are not prepared to sell, at any price, to Chelsea or any other club.
“We made our stance on this issue abundantly clear in writing to Chelsea. They chose to ignore it and subsequently made the offer public.
“For the avoidance of any doubt, let me reiterate that we shall not enter into any negotiations whatsoever, with any club, regarding Luka.”
Asked if Chelsea had made public a bid for Modric, a club spokesman said: “Nonsense.”
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp said: “The chairman has made a statement today. He can’t backtrack on that. He means that – I know he means that. Luka’s not going.
“Daniel and Joe Lewis own the club. They’re not selling Luka – end of story, as far as I’m concerned. It’s not easy to keep a player who’s not happy, but the chairman has said we are not going to sell him, so we have got to stand by that now.
“If we sell Luka where are we going as a football club?
“We’ll have to accept then that we’re a middle-of-the-table team that will finish in the top half next season and really that’s not what the chairman wants, it’s not what I want.
“It’s not, most importantly, what the fans want.”
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