Andre Villas-Boas wants title and says Luka Modric is likely to go

New Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is aiming to bring the title to Spurs, but admits Luka Modric would be sold "for the right price".

He also revealed he was interested in signing Porto midfielder Joao Moutinho.



And the former Chelsea boss, who was sacked after nine months in charge at Stamford Bridge, said he helped lay the foundations for their Champions League win in May.

"We have to try to put Tottenham on the road for titles," he said.


Villas-Boas says that the midfielder, 26, who joined Spurs from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008 for a reported £16m, is the subject of renewed interest from other clubs and negotiations are ongoing.


He said: "The interest that we have from various different clubs shows the importance of the player and what he's done for Tottenham.

"It's fair to say that the club respects Luka's ambitions and his willingness to move on and he respects the fact that he's an important player for the club and can help us move forward.



Previous manager Harry Redknapp departed after guiding Spurs to fourth, fifth and fourth in the space of three seasons.

"If we are able to take the squad to the levels of ambition we want, it [the title] is something we can think of.
"We just have to continue with the quality work that Harry left us."

Villas-Boas, 34, signed a three-year contract earlier this month to succeed Redknapp, who was sacked in June.

Villas-Boas was sacked by Chelsea less than 12 months into a three-year contract in while Chelsea won the Champions League and FA Cup following his departure.



But the Portuguese insists he played a significant role in helping the Blues on the way to their success.

He said: "I think it's excellent for Chelsea to have won a trophy they have desired for so many years.
"I'm just grateful that I was able to work there and in some way put it on the road to that."