In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, former Premier League forward Dean Windass has backed Tottenham Hotspur to secure an "unbelievable" return for ex-midfielder Luka Modric.

Earlier this week, reports emerged in Spain claiming that Spurs boss Jose Mourinho had spoken to the 35-year-old Real Madrid star over a potential reunion back in north London.

Modric was signed by the 'Special One' at the La Liga giants for £30m back in 2012 and has been there ever since, though his current contract at the Bernabeu is set to expire at the end of the current season.

Although, it is thought that the Croatian veteran is in talks over an extension, so Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy may need to act quickly if he's to tempt the "terrific player" back to the club.

And Windass believes it would be a smart move to make...

He told FFC:

"Say no more. That would be unbelievable, wouldn't it?

"That would strengthen the side. Would he come back? I don't know what relationship he had [with Jose]. I watched the Tottenham thing on Netflix when Modric was there.

"Listen, he's a great player isn't he, wow. Hopefully yeah, we all want to see the best players in the Premier League, and he's certainly one of them."

Modric has still proven to be a valuable player for Zinedine Zidane despite his advancing years, starting 11 of 13 matches in the Spanish top-flight this season.

Per WhoScored, the World Cup runner-up and 2018 Ballon d'Or winner has averaged 1.6 key passes, 1.6 dribbles, 1.2 tackles and 0.8 shots per game. He's certainly still got it.

The 35-year-old played 160 times for Spurs before making the move to Madrid eight years ago. Gareth Bale's come back, so why not Modric?

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