Europe or bust for Harry’s Hotspur

It had been a miserable weekend for Harry Redknapp.

On Friday he informed journalists in their Sunday paper briefing that he was not convinced he could keep midfield maestro Luka Modric at the club and that the lure of big money and guaranteed Champions League football for the 26-year-old might be too much to resist.

But he added a silver lining to the grim news; he was adamant that Gareth Bale, a younger player with more to learn, would remain at White Hart Lane and continue to carry the club forward whether or not they were playing among Europe’s elite.