I've finally been able to read that Jamie Jackson article and now I wish I hadn't. He thinks Modric, De Rossi, Sandro and Lampard are all realistic targets. Fucking ridiculous.
The only player he mentions that actually could be a realistic target is Wanyama.
I think Modric is a realistic target for any team with a bit of money. Plenty of good, expensive players have gone to Madrid, failed, and been sold off at cut-rate prices. The rest were pretty ridiculous though.