Luka modric He is happy at Real Madrid and his wish is to extend the contract, but It is not clear if the club has him for next season. The veteran soccer player is on edge, waiting for some more concrete movement. The club is taking time to make it clear whether or not he has his services. The Croatian does not hesitate, but he conveys that he does not want to be a nuisance. Real Madrid is more aware of whether there are options for the signing of Jude Bellingham to go ahead. In this scenario, Ancelotti allies with him and says that he is playing for his merits. The decision is delayed with a footballer who is essential to achieve the goal of winning the Champions League again.
The Croatian still has no news. If he at the end of the season he is going to continue at Real Madrid or he will have to close a long period of 11 seasons. It is at the expense of sitting down with the club and taking stock of its performance and the objectives achieved. It is not normal for the Croatian to be with this concern, although he does not express it and ends the games with a smile. At Anfield and at the Bernabéu, after two good games against Liverpool, he was seen on the pitch celebrating victories as if he were a kid. A rookie in the Champions League.
Modric should already know if he enters into the club’s planning for next season. It doesn’t ask for much. In fact, your problem is not a question of money, nor of years, nor of performance. The renewal of the Croatian is simple and makes it easy. Offering him one more season and no raise, he stays and competes like a newcomer. The illusion and hunger that he has to compete in the elite and win titles with Real Madrid is equal to or greater than that of Vinícius, Fede Valverde, Camavinga and any young man who has many years of his career ahead of him. Modric does not deceive. He is a professional who takes care of himself, lives for football, has a very high commitment and is essential for Ancelotti.
Renovate the midfield
His problem is that he turns 38 in September and the club is evaluating wear and tear. There are no symptoms of physical and mental exhaustion, out of the ordinary in a season with a compressed calendar and a World Cup in winter, that indicate decline. Modric has a privileged physique and superior talent to continue for another season. It is the dilemma of Real Madrid. The process of renewing the midfield involves two signings, Camavinga and Tchouaméni, and the sale of Casemiro. Next on the departure list is the Croatian. Before Kroos, despite the fact that the German also continues without renewing. His case has nothing to do with Modric’s.
Ulises Sanchez-Flor
Real Madrid speeds up the season to find out what to do with Modric. If he has more bellows, if he is decisive, if he plays regularly, if he doesn’t suffer injuries… And Modric, despite his downturn after the World Cup, always delivers. He is healthier than David Alaba, who did not go to Qatar, and has been punished for a year due to injuries. The same could be said of Mendy or Tchouaméni. The latter did play in the World Cup, he is almost 15 years younger than the Croatian and it is difficult for him to have continuity and make a difference.
At the moment of truth, in major matches, Modric is insurance for Ancelotti. Not even Ceballos, who has raised the level and is his natural replacement, is capable of taking the Croatian’s place. The guarantee that having Modric on the pitch gives, due to his experience and talent, is not achieved by young people. Nobody gives Modric anything and this is the message that he remembers every day in training with his professionalism and competitive spirit. “It’s incredible how he trains and the passion with which he lives football,” they commented at the Real Madrid Sports City.
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Ulises Sanchez-Flor
The desire to continue one more season and his forces are intact. Modric does not have the vigor of Camavinga and Tchouaméni, but he is tremendously competitive. What bothers him the most is that he continues to be judged by his age and that there are doubts. They have them inside the club because outside it is renewed by the acclamation of the fans. His position was made very clear the day before playing at Anfield, at a key moment of the season. He came out to give his version to say that he is not going to beg for another year. “I want to continue at Real Madrid, but I want to deserve to continue. Not that it is a gift because of my history or my career. In my life nobody has given me anything and I don’t want them to do it now”.
Modric does not renounce the selection, something that weighs against him in the decision that Real Madrid has to make. He wants to stay active, be in the final phase of the League of Nations that takes place in June. At the World Cup in Qatar he gave an exhibition. But he is not eternal, despite his commitment and professionalism with Real Madrid and Croatia. In the tie against Liverpool, he has shown that he is not ready to retire and the club’s position is to wait until the end of the season. His case is not the same as Marcelo’s. The Brazilian stopped playing, asked to continue one more season, but at Real Madrid it was clear that the end of his cycle had come.
Luka modric He is happy at Real Madrid and his wish is to extend the contract, but It is not clear if the club has him for next season. The veteran soccer player is on edge, waiting for some more concrete movement. The club is taking time to make it clear whether or not he has his services. The Croatian does not hesitate, but he conveys that he does not want to be a nuisance. Real Madrid is more aware of whether there are options for the signing of Jude Bellingham to go ahead. In this scenario, Ancelotti allies with him and says that he is playing for his merits. The decision is delayed with a footballer who is essential to achieve the goal of winning the Champions League again.
