Chelsea supremo makes final £40m bid for Modric

Chelsea supremo Roman Abramovich has launched one last £40 million bid to prise Luka Modric from Tottenham and add more guile to Chelsea’s stuttering midfield.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has rejected offers of £22m and £27m but Chelsea’s Russian owner is determined to test the north London club’s resolve to the limit before Wednesday night’s closure of the transfer window.

Tottenham are planning a busy week themselves by signing Wales striker Craig Bellamy, 32, from Manchester City, who they play on Sunday at White Hart Lane.

Having already taken City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan, Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is also expected to bring in midfield reinforcements in the shape of West Ham’s Scott Parker and Lassana Diarra of Real Madrid.

Leaving Spurs are Peter Crouch and Wilson Palacios (both to Stoke) plus defender Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).

The ‘Daily Mail’ reported that Levy is determined to dig his heels in over Modric, 25, offering him a pay increase to £85,000 per week in an attempt to keep the player for another season. It represents a rise of £20,000 per week on the six-year deal that the Croat signed last summer.

Abramovich made Modric one of his top targets and the player publicly pushed for a lucrative move to Stamford Bridge and the chance to play Champions League football.

Should Abramovich be rebuffed again, he could even make a move for Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder, a long-term Manchester United target. Inter want Chelsea winger Florent Malouda plus £27.5m.

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