Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has no doubts about Luka Modric's commitment to the cause. Redknapp insists he has no qualms about the 25-year-old giving his all for the club for the rest of the season, but thinks the midfield star would be much happier if he had completed his move to Chelsea.
"I could sit here and say: 'yeah, he's glad he never went to Chelsea, he's glad he didn't get all that money, he is much happier now' (but) I would be talking rubbish," Redknapp said.
"I don't know how he feels but he is here and we get on with it now."
Redknapp admitted that he was willing to let the Croatian leave after the player fell out with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and went public with his request to leave.
"I had always been brought up with the belief that if you didn't want a player you would move them on and bring someone in who does ," Redknapp added.
"I was of that opinion in the end. I thought: 'If Luka doesn't want to be here then take £40million and we'll all move on.' But I love him as a player. I'm delighted he's still here."
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