Fergie lines up £25m Modric but must wait until Croatia's Euro campaign is over



Manchester United are set to beat Chelsea to Spurs playmaker Luka Modric, once the Croatia international returns from Euro 2012.

Sir Alex Ferguson hopes to land his man for £25million, with an additional £5m based on appearances and future success with United, according to the Sun.

Modric is in line for a bumper four-year contract worth £125,000-a-week, and £26m in all.

Warming up: Luka Modric (centre) during a Croatia training session in Warka

The 26-year-old midfielder is preparing for Euro 2012 with the Croatia squad but will sort his future once his tournament is over.

Slaven Bilic's side face a fight to qualify from a tough group, which contains Italy, Spain and the Republic of Ireland, their first opponents of the tournament in Poznan on Sunday.

Despite the £17m signing this week of midfielder Shinji Kagawa, United fans have been desperate for the club to splash out on a big name.

In the bag: Shinji Kagawa has signed for United from Borussia Dortmund

Supporters are concerned that United's spending power in the transfer market in being inhibited by using funds to pay off the owning Glazer family's debt.