Real Madrid are prepared to pay Tottenham £30million for Luka Modric after coach Jose Mourinho has told the club to press ahead with an offer.
The Madrid giants are confident of finalising a deal ahead of rivals Manchester United who have been closely linked with the 26-year-old playmaker.
The Croatia midfielder's move to the Bernabeu would give Tottenham's new manager funds to move in the transfer market.
Modric wants to leave White Hart Lane for Champions League football but managerless Spurs don’t want to lose the linchpin of the midfield but might not be able to resist a second summer of bids.
Continued unrest in north London makes the job of retaining Modric's services a much harder task, and they may have to rule out former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas from the running, too.
Spurs have sounded out a number of candidates about the position, namely Laurent Blanc who is away with France at Euro 2012.
The fact that chairman Daniel Levy is willing to wait to speak directly with the France boss has disappointed Villas-Boas.
The 34-year-old is angry there could be as many as 10 people of the shortlist, including Wigan's Roberto Martinez, Everton's David Moyes and former Schalke boss Ralf Ragnick
But Moyes has also moved to distance himself from the role, emphasising his focus on the Toffees' forthcoming season.
He said: 'All I can say is there has been no contact from Spurs,' he said.
'There has been no contact and that is how it is. I'm the Everton manager.
'I'm planning, I'm out here (in Poland) having a look at players, talking to my own players and trying to get on with being manager of Everton.'
By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
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