Modric transfer won’t affect us, says AVB

Andre Villas-Boas insists the Luka Modric transfer saga will not disrupt preparations for his first match in charge of Tottenham this weekend.

Real Madrid are closing in on the signature of Modric after Villas-Boas revealed yesterday that talks with the Spanish champions regarding a deal for the playmaker are progressing well.

Villas-Boas played down reports that Modric, who has been pining for a transfer to Madrid all summer, is undergoing a medical in Spain, but sounded hopeful that the player’s four-year stint at White Hart Lane would end soon.