Spurs Fans' 10 Most Hated Players Of The Modern Era

3. Luka Modric

Like Dimitar Berbatov before him, Luka Modric severed his relationship with Tottenham Hotspur's fans when he forcefully made his exit from the club for bigger things - in his case to Spanish giants Real Madrid. After having signed for Spurs in 2008, for a then joint club record fee (with Darren Bent) of £16.5 million, Modric went from a good player with potential to a great player. He attracted interest from the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United (who saw him as a potential replacement for the retiring Paul Scholes) and Real Madrid - and it was when the latter came calling that the problems started. He essentially went on strike - not turning up for training with the club in order to make a statement of his intent to leave - which is highly unprofessional and understandably made the fans angry. To rub salt in to Spurs' fans wounds, 36 hours after he signed for the Madrid side for a fee of around £33 million, Modric won his first trophy with the club - the 2012 Supercopa de España against Barcelona. The deal with Real was said to bring with it a fruitful commercial affiliation between them and Spurs, but the White Hart Lane club are yet to see anything good come from it, which has made matters worse. In fact, their only evident dealings since the Modric saga was one that saw the Spanish club poaching yet another Spurs player...