Luka Modric admits Tottenham's Champions League qualification will fall flat if they fail to reach the group stage next season.

But Modric is relishing the chance to build on what has been a season to remember on the biggest stage.

He hotspur magazine: "If we qualify for the group stages of the Champions League I'm sure this club will go onto another level. This club deserves to play football at that level.

"It was a fantastic season. I think right from the start we played very good football and in the end we finished in the Champions League, and that's a great achievement.

"We had a lot of injuries over the year but that didn't matter, whoever came in did very well. We have a great squad, a lot of good players in every position, in fact two players vying for every position.

"We've needed that as well because the season in England is long - two cups and the Premier League, and now we'll hopefully have the group stages of the Champions League next season to think about as well."