Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luka Modric has targeted another top-four finish for the forthcoming season and insists the club are looking good to reach the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Modric is currently on international duty with Croatia, but it has not stopped the Spurs playmaker from looking ahead to the new campaign with his English club.

The 24-year-old believes Harry Redknapp's side are more than capable of mixing it with the best in Europe this year after finishing fourth in the Premier League last season.

But before the Londoners can look towards trips across the continent, they have to qualify for the Europe's top table via a two-legged clash with Fernerbahce's conquerors Young Boys.

Modric, though, is convinced they are about to embark on a Euro quest.

"I think we've had a good draw but I don't know a lot about Young Boys," the former Dinamo Zagreb performer told Sky Sports News, before admitting Spurs cannot underestimate the Swiss side.

"They beat Fernerbahce and that is a good indicator for how good they are. It won't be easy for us but I think we are favourites.

"Everyone wants to play in the Champions League and I believe we will qualify.

Injury angst

The 2009/10 campaign was a mixed one for Modric, who at times lit up England's top flight with some inspired performances, but also missed three months of the season with a broken fibula.

The creative midfielder claims he had not suffered an injury quite like the one he picked up from a challenge by Lee Bowyer in the game against Birmingham City but was glad to have put the nightmare firmly behind him.

"I had the worst injury in my career," he added. "It was a hard time for me but I came back after three months and in the first game I scored (against West Ham) and that gave me a big lift and from that I played good and we finished fourth.

"I'm happy because I look for the team first, not myself, the team always comes first and then you look at yourself."

Top four tussle

Modric reckons the new Premier League season will be the most competitive yet and the Croatian international sees a renewed challenge from Manchester City and Liverpool as Spurs' biggest threat to claiming a top-four finish this time around.

"Our ambition is the same as last year - to finish in the top four. If we can further forward then that will be great," he said.

"But this will be one of the hardest seasons for everyone - Liverpool brought some players in and Man City brought a lot of players in so it will be very interesting to see how we finish.

"I think we have the same squad and that is good for us because we know each other more and I hope we can repeat the same season like last season or even better."