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Chelsea are just toying with Tottenham now. We have known for weeks that the west London club would love to sign Spurs' star player Luka Modric. There have been two bids for the player already, both rejected out of hand by Tottenham.But on Sunday evening Chelsea made public their position - and it is one which will make Tottenham realise they do not have any sway whatsoever over whether Modric stays at White Hart Lane or gets his wish fulfilled and moves to where he can play Champions League football.
The situation can be summed up thus: Modric wants to leave, Tottenham know this. They also want to get what they believe is the market value for their player. Chelsea's owners have more than enough money to pay whatever Tottenham want. Simple.
Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay revealed the club will weigh up a third bid for Modric this week, which of course could come to nothing, or it could result in the Croatian finally getting the move he wants.
Gourlay said: "I don't like talking about players from other clubs, but that's something we'll look at in the week and take it from there. We really need to sit down with Andre Villas-Boas, the manager, and talk this through.
"Even though we've been travelling away in Asia, you can still be active in the marketplace nowadays. The communication is always there with our guys back in London, or wherever they are at the present time around the world."
Gourlay's comments highlight the strength Chelsea have in this deal - they are like the saloon poker player in a western flick with a stack of aces shoved in his boots.
Chelsea can afford the time to sit down with manager Villas-Boas and discuss whether Modric is worth fighting for. The midfielder was a target for Chelsea before Villas-Boas was named as manager and he himself has admitted that he does not have complete control over recruitment.
And Chelsea's position means Tottenham are up the proverbial creek without a paddle. Their player has made it clear he wants to go and the club that are after them have the resources to meet their valuation.
There is also of course the question that if Modric is so adamant he wants to leave, why are Spurs standing in his way?
In any other industry, if an employee was so desperate to leave that he told all and sundry that leaving Company X to join Company Y was his "dream", it would serve no good purpose to keep him on and run the risk of a disgruntled worker making up numbers.
But then again, football has its own rules. And Chelsea are taking full advantage of them.
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