Chelsea inproved its bid for Modric to £27million

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Chelsea have tabled an improved £27million offer for Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric.

Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas has already had a £22m bid turned down by Spurs for the 25-year-old.

Modric is eager to move to Stamford Bridge and had launched an attack on Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy at the weekend for blocking his dream switch.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich made another bid for Modric because Michael Essien would miss the next six months with a knee injury.

But Tottenham, already angered by Modric's verbal attack on Levy, are as determined as ever to resist their advances.

Manager Harry Redknapp said: 'Our stance is the same, we don't want to lose him.

'But I understand it's a difficult situation for him. It's not easy. When clubs come along and offer to double or treble your wages it makes it hard for him.'