Splash the cash for Luka, says Redknapp

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp insists Luka Modric deserves a pay rise despite his public plea to leave the club this summer.

Chelsea lodged at least three bids for the player in the close season — the last one a whopping £40m (€45m) offer — but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy refused to sell the star.

Modric himself angered many Spurs fans by declaring he wanted to leave Tottenham and complete a “dream” move to Stamford Bridge.