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Veteran Luca Modric (39), who is active in Real Madrid, became the owner of the team.
Swansea City, the English Championship (second division), announced on the 15th (Korea time) that Modric will join the club as an investor and co-owner. He then expressed his expectation that his investment will support his ambition and vision for the club, adding that it will play an important role in Swansea's development with global attention on and off the pitch. Modric also "It's a very interesting opportunity. Swansea have a strong identity, a great fandom and an ambition to fight at a high level"I want to build an interesting future by providing my experience to the club and helping them grow up."
Modric is Croatia's best player of all time. While playing for Real Madrid, he won six La Liga titles and the European Champions League. The Croatian national team also won the runner-up prize at the 2018 Russia World Cup and the most valuable player of the tournament, and won the Ballon d'Or that year. He has played in a total of 48 games for Real Madrid this season, scoring four goals and seven assists.
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This inauguration does not mean retirement. Fabrizio Romano, who reported the news of his move to Europe, said on social media that `This inauguration does not affect Modric's active life. He will continue his career at Real Madrid." The time to join Swansea in earnest is expected to be after retirement, but it is not easy to determine when that time is. Spain's Football España wants to extend his contract with Real Madrid after his 40th birthday. He wants to achieve more records in 2025 despite his reduced playing time and plays an important role as the club's captain. He is also respected in a squad full of star players. Modric was known to have decided to renew his contract earlier. Even pay cuts are open, he said. As Modric has consistently expressed his willingness to play in the 2026 North-China World Cup, he is expected to focus on the role of investors while continuing his career at Real Madrid for a while rather than joining Swansea right away.
Swansea City, founded in 1912, is a team well known to domestic fans as Ki Sung-yueng (currently FC Seoul) played in the 2012-2018 season. Last year, Um Ji-sung joined and began to attract attention again. He is 12th with 15 wins, 9 draws and 18 losses and 54 points in 42 games of the 2024-2025 Championship.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
