MADRID (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Luka Modric will not wear the Real Madrid jersey next season. According to Spanish media, Florentino Perez and the management of the Blancos have decided not to renew the contract of the 39-year-old Croatian midfielder, which expires at the end of the season.
Initially, Xabi Alonso, the future coach of Real, had asked to continue counting on Modric, considering his experience and leadership important for the new project, but the club would prefer to immediately rejuvenate the midfield.
Saturday’s match against Real Sociedad could therefore be Modric’s last match at the Bernabeu, with Nico Paz – currently at Como but owned by the Blancos – and Angelo Stiller – a Stuttgart player recommended by Kroos – as the main candidates to take up his legacy. Having arrived from Tottenham in 2012 and since then won 28 trophies with the Merengues, making 590 appearances with 43 goals and 90 assists, Modric does not seem to be willing to stop: his goal is to play in the 2026 World Cup with Croatia.
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