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Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes that Chelsea's £22 million bid to sign midfielder Luka Modric is ‘ridiculous’.

Modric has been the subject of much transfer speculation all summer with both the Stamford Bridge club and Manchester United touted as possible destinations for the Croatian international.

Tottenham’s failure to qualify for the Champions League had cast doubt on whether it would be able to keep hold of its key players such as Modric and Gareth Bale.

However these claims have rubbished by the former Portsmouth manager as he looks to keep his best players with Spurs aiming to challenge for Champions League football again next season.

Redknapp told the BBC: "Luka is not for sale. If there has been a bid of £22m that is ridiculous. There are people being sold for £20m who are not fit to lace Luka's boots."

Spurs sources had earlier told Goal.com that chairman Daniel Levy has "no intention" of caving in to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovic, and is "adamant" that Modric will not be sold at any price.

Modric played a pivotal role in helping Spurs reach the quarterfinal stage of the Champions League in their debut season in the competition.

The midfielder has made 119 appearances for Harry Redknapp’s side since joining in the summer of 2008 scoring 12 times.

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Tottenham ace Rafael Van der Vaart expects an "open" battle against Milan in the Champions League as he warns the Italians to get ready for serious conflict at San Siro.

Van der Vaart will be spurred on by their group stage performance against Inter, and he feels they can rock San Siro again after narrowly losing out in Italy last time they played there.

"It's a very open game, but we beat Inter [at White Hart Lane] and we know we can beat Milan," van der Vaart told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"Plus, playing at home in the second leg gives us a massive advantage. I think everyone is scared of coming to White Hart Lane."

The former Real Madrid man has settled magnificently in England, and believes the Premier League is the best of the European leagues.

"This championship is more varied compared to La Liga because there you only have Real Madrid and Barcelona," he said.

"Tottenham are a side who play good football and we have many great players.

"If we play together for a few years we can become a great team."?
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