Daniel Levy, I'm proud of you. I woke up to the news that Luka Modric wants to leave and my heart sank but today's club statement has cheered me up.
It's going to be extremely difficult to keep hold of him if he actually wants out, and we don't want to be in the same situation as Arsenal with Fabregas.
We either need to convince Modric that this is where he belongs, or let him go - keeping him here against his will is counter-productive and you'll probably find that early next week he'll either sign a vastly improved contract or hand in a transfer request.
What Levy's statement on the club's website this morning has done, is swung the balance of power back in our favour. It is now clear that Chelsea, or anyone else, will have to not only break, but bulldoze the bank to land the Croatian.
Here's what the chairman said on the official club website, www.spurs.co.uk
"I wish to make it absolutely clear, as I have said previously, that none of our key players will be sold this summer. We are building a team for the future to consistently play at the highest level and retaining quality players is crucial to that.
"In respect of Luka Modric, we are not prepared to sell, at any price, to Chelsea Football Club or any other club.
"We made our stance on this issue abundantly clear in writing to Chelsea. They chose to ignore it and then subsequently made the offer public.
"For the avoidance of any doubt, let me reiterate that we shall not enter into any negotiations whatsoever, with any Club, regarding Luka.
"We now consider this matter closed."
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