Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and chairman Daniel Levy are split over whether to let star midfielder Luka Modric join Chelsea. Redknapp is prepared to let the £35million-rated Croat fulfil his Champions League dream so he can bring in up to three top strikers, such as Giuseppe Rossi of Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Llorente or Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor on loan.
Levy wants to finance new signings by selling other players and hopes to complete a £20m deal for Peter Crouch and Wilson Palacios to join Stoke.
The difference in opinion threatens to overshadow Spurs' start to the season, already delayed by the postponement of Saturday's game against Everton following last weekend's riots around White Hart Lane.
Redknapp, a contender to be England manager when Fabio Capello leaves after Euro 2012, has kept his own counsel over Modric, saying only that he hopes the player can be persuaded to stay.
But his assistant, Kevin Bond, was forced by the club to backtrack on a radio interview in which he said 'every player has his price'.
Redknapp's son Jamie made the family position clear last week when he said: 'It looks like he'll still be at Tottenham at the start of the season, but if Chelsea are offering £35m it might be cutting off your nose to spite your face [to keep him]. You could buy two or three great players for that.'
Chelsea, who have had two bids for Modric turned down, are weighing up a final offer of above £30m. The decision depends on Levy, who says he is not for sale 'at any price'.
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