Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has admitted that the club's relative lack of financial clout could cause them to lose their best players.
Spurs rebuffed a number of big-money offers from Chelsea for midfielder Luka Modric during the summer but Redknapp acknowledges the large part that money plays in the modern game.
"Players play for a club and they enjoy being there, but if someone comes along and offers them a contract that could blow their current one out of the water, then you've got a problem," Redknapp said.
"I'd be talking rubbish if I said people wanted to stay at Tottenham just because we're playing good football. I'd be dreaming. If you want to keep the best players, we have to find a way of doing a deal that's near to what they can earn elsewhere, otherwise it will be a problem.
"If you're a top player and someone wants to give you a fantastic contract, it's very hard to hang on to them."
Redknapp recently stated his desire to keep his current squad together in order to maintain his side's title challenge.
Barney Corkhill
