Harry: We'll keep ALL our stars

HARRY REDKNAPP insists Spurs will keep all their stars - thanks to the tough stance over Luka Modric.

Boss Redknapp said snubbing Chelsea's £22million bid for Croat Modric, 25, has fired a warning to world football.

He said: "If Tottenham sell Luka then I feel it sends out a message that maybe Gareth Bale could leave and no one wants either to happen.

"I have seen that sort of thing before. West Ham decided to sell Rio Ferdinand and then all of a sudden they all seemed to go. That's no good for any club.

"Tottenham need to keep their best players as well as add more quality to the squad if they want to mount a serious challenge for the title.

"Other top clubs raise the bar all the time and Spurs must keep pace. It's as simple as that."

Now Redknapp wants chairman Daniel Levy to back him in the transfer market to show Modric the club means business.
Redknapp said: "Luka wants to be successful and if we can improve the squad then he can achieve that with us.

"I don't envisage a problem with Luka. You could not meet a more professional man or a nicer person.

"It is so important for the club to keep him. I think we have to show him our ambition, which we will do.

"If we can add one or two good players to our squad there's no reason we can't have another great season. So Tottenham could be a great club for him to stay with for the next few years.

"We want to get back in the Champions League and we need him to help us do that."