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Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Andre Villas-Boas wants title and says Luka Modric is likely to go

New Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is aiming to bring the title to Spurs, but admits Luka Modric would be sold "for the right price".
He also revealed he was interested in signing Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho.
And the former Chelsea boss, who was sacked after nine months in charge at Stamford Bridge, said he helped lay the foundations for their Champions League win in May.
"We have to try to put Tottenham on the road for titles," he said.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy rejected several offers from Chelsea for Modric last summer and insisted the Croatian would not leave White Hart Lane.
But Villas-Boas says that the midfielder, 26, who joined Spurs from Dinamo Zabreb in 2008 for a reported £16m, is the subject of renewed interest from other clubs and negotiations are ongoing.
He said: "The interest that we have from various different clubs shows the importance of the player and what he's done for Tottenham.
"It's fair to say that the club respects Luka's ambitions and his willingness to move on and he respects the fact that he's an important player for the club and can help us move forward.
"Ongoing discussions will continue with these clubs until we reach an agreement which is acceptable for each party."
Previous manager Harry Redknapp departed after guiding Spurs to four, fifth and fourth in the space of three seasons.
But Villas-Boas is excited by the challenge of emulating Redknapp's achievements and thinks Tottenham can challenge for first title since 1961.
He added: "Last year the squad started extremely well. The belief was there and the margin was there for Tottenham to win the title.
"If we are able to take the squad to the levels of ambition we want, it [the title] is something we can think of.
"We just have to continue with the quality work that Harry left us."
Villas-Boas, 34, signed a three-year contract earlier this month to succeed Harry Redknapp who was sacked in June.
Despite winning the Portuguese domestic double and the Europa League at Porto in 2010-11, Villas-Boas was sacked by Chelsea less than 12 months into a three-year contract in March.

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