Luka Modric backs down at Tottenham and returns to training

The future of Luka Modric must be decided (GETTY IMAGES)

Luka Modric was forced to back down yesterday in his stand-off with Tottenham and return to training at the club, having refused to fly with the first team on their tour of America.

In a press conference in Los Angeles, Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas said the behaviour of the Croatian, who is trying to force through a move to Real Madrid, was unprofessional. "The chairman feels the way he has behaved is not common, professional behaviour," he said.