LUKA MODRIC ON STRIKE

Luka on strike!

MOD MAD ON MADRID ... Spurs' Luka Modric wants Spain move
WANTAWAY Luka Modric has refused The Croat is desperate for a move to Real Madrid and has taken matters into his own hands in a bid to force a deal through.Playmaker Modric, 26, is understood to have fled to his homeland, where he will wait until his advisors have clinched his dream transfer.Tottenham want £40million — but Real have so far offered £27m plus former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho.Spurs will hit Modric hard in the pocket with fines of £15,000 each day he stays away on strike.They have already docked him more than £80,000 for refusing to train last week.Modric’s actions have infuriated chairman Daniel Levy.

And last night boss Andre Villas-Boas stormed: “Modric is wrong.
Spurs were left red-faced at Heathrow Airport yesterday when they waited in vain for the mercurial midfielder.
Villas-Boas hung around hoping for a Modric late show as the rest of the squad checked in for their trip to the USA.
In the end Rafa van der Vaart confirmed Modric was not coming — finding out via his mobile phone.
Having been told by a reporter from a Spanish newspaper that Modric was already abroad, the Dutchman called his team-mate’s number.
And he was greeted by a Croatian mobile phone network’s messaging service, which proved Modric’s whereabouts.
Levy blocked Modric’s move to AVB’s old club Chelsea this time last season and he is in no mood to give in now.
But Villas-Boas has already long resigned himself to losing the player.
He said: “I tried to sign him last summer for Chelsea. He will be a big loss. He is a player who can make the difference.”
Van der Vaart predicted a swift end to the sorry saga.
He said: “It is a difficult situation. The chairman is angry but he is also very upset at what is happening.
“I think everything will be fixed in three or four days.”
The Dutch midfielder also revealed he had tried unsuccessfully to talk Modric round before the Croat fled home.
He said: “When I was driving back to training it reminded me of when I wanted to sign for Madrid.
“I saw he was very touched and it is a complicated situation.”
Real manager Jose Mourinho is keen to pay no more than £27m for Modric.

“This will go against him. He has worsened the situation and now the chairman is very angry.”

The club confirmed they arrived in Los Angeles without him as a number of players went on to watch Spurs old boy Robbie Keane net for LA Galaxy in a 3-1 win over Chivas in the MLS.

But the Spanish giants are willing to offer players in exchange, including 34-year-old centre-back Carvalho.AVB has lined up Malaga’s Spain winger Santi Cazorla, 27, to replace Modric.But he refused to confirm that deal was anywhere near completion.He said: “We are always on the lookout for players but we don’t talk about it publicly.”