Luka Modric is living his last months as a Real Madrid player. After 12 seasons in the white team, his departure at the end of the season is seen as inevitable in the white team seeing how his importance in the team has declined and how the rest of the midfielders are pushing.
Modric already had many doubts before extending his last contract for one season. The Croatian had a multimillion-dollar offer of Saudi Arabia, but he wanted to continue one more year in football at the highest level. However, the player did not expect to have such a secondary role.
The losses of footballers like Tchouaméni or Camavinga have meant that he has more minutes than he enjoyed at the beginning of the year. Despite this, to which Whether the French recover or Dani Ceballos acquires more competition rhythmModric’s role again points to being of little importance.
Carlo Ancelotti has tried to manage the situation with his usual left handbut it is difficult to convince a Ballon d’Or winner that he can no longer be the undisputed starter, even though he is 38 years old.
Maximum performance
For all this, Modric’s time at Real Madrid is coming to an end. A golden age, with five Champions League in his recordand a performance that has far exceeded expectations when He was signed from Tottenham for 42 million euros.
The footballer himself is seeing that it is time to step aside. In the League he has not completed 90 minutes in any of the 13 games in which he has participated. In the Champions League he has played two full games: against Sporting de Braga and Unión Berlin.
Modric in a match with Croatia / AFP
Real Madrid is already starting to plan its next season and Modric does not appear in the initial plans. The club knows that it will lose a football legend, although it interprets it as natural part of a cyclewhich has even been longer than expected.
Modric still plays with Croatia, will participate in the 2024 Euro Cup and will be a rival of Spain, and he sees himself fit to continue being active. The question is whether he will accept any European proposal or opt for a golden retreat in an exotic destination.
In any case, Ancelotti hopes that the player has the patience to wait until the end of the season. A departure in the winter market would be a setback due to injuries and he wants to keep his current squad without losing any personnel.
Nico Paz stands out in the Madrid quarry / Efe
Although Castilla footballers, such as Nico Paz or Gonzalo, are joining, their role is still testimonial and Ancelotti understands that a veteran like Modric He can contribute a lot in the decisive stretch of the season.
Modric would also be in charge of having an exit through the big door In the month of June. A farewell just before joining the Croatian team that lived up to expectations.
Modric has become a footballer much loved by Real Madrid fans and does not want to experience a bitter goodbye like that of other legends of the club, such as Sergio Ramos more recently or looking a little further back Casillas or Raúl.
2023-12-15 17:08:22
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