Luka Modric has signed a new six-year deal with
Tottenham
Hotspur - closing the door on a summer move
to Chelsea
or Manchester
United.
The 24-year-old was only two years into a five-year deal at
White Hart Lane, but has now agreed a much-improved contract after
attracting interest from the Barclays Premier League big guns.
Insiders say reports in Croatia that Spurs offered him a huge
£80,000 a week are wide of the mark, but the new agreement to 2016
will make him one of the top earners in north London.
'Tottenham Hotspur gave me my chance in the Premier League and I
want to go on to achieve great success here with them,' he said.
'Yes, there have been enquiries from other big clubs, but I have no
interest in going anywhere.
'Last season's top-four finish was an indication of where we are
as a club and I feel I can continue to improve and go on to achieve
everything I want to at Spurs.'
The Croatia midfielder arrived at White Hart Lane from Dinamo
Zagreb in July 2008 after impressing for Croatia at the European
Championship.