Harry Redknapp has revealed how Chelsea tried to sign Luka Modric from TottenhamRedknapp was Tottenham manager at the time when Chelsea wanted to sign midfielder Luka Modric. Villas-Boas failed to sign Modric and was sacked as Chelsea manager just eight months into his reign. He was the manager of Chelsea, it’s breaking the rules really isn’t it Harry Redknapp on Chelsea's attempt to sign Luka Modric“Agents will be talking to chairmen at football clubs without the knowledge of the club they belong to,” Redknapp told Yahoo Sport UK. “I remember when I was at Tottenham and Luka Modric came in and said to me, ‘gaffer Chelsea have been on and Villas-Boas has been ringing me all day, every day.’ “He was the manager of Chelsea, it’s breaking the rules really isn’t it. Luka Modric ended up leaving Tottenham for Real Madrid in the summer of 2012

Source: Express May 12, 2019 04:52 UTC