Redknapp: Modric needs to play

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has told wantaway playmaker Luka Modric to stop pining for a move to Chelsea and start committing himself to playing for Spurs.

Modric made himself unavailable for Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester United on Monday after telling Redknapp he was not focused enough to play amid a reported £30m bid from Chelsea for the player.