Spurs mess with want-away Modric, make him captain for friendly

Tottenham clearly have a wicked sense of humor because their response to his very public accusations of broken promises and very unwelcome plea for the club to sell him to Chelsea was to give him the captain's armband for their friendly against South African champions Orlando Pirates.

Slapping the armband on him (I imagine this caused his to wail like a toddler getting a shot at the doctor's office) shows that they're serious about not wanting to sell him. Or that they don't want Arsenal to be the only North London club that gets attention for begrudgingly selling their captain this summer.

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