Luca Modric, who has dominated Real Madrid's midfield for 13 years, will say goodbye to the club.
In an official statement on the 22nd (Korea time), Real Madrid sincerely supports Modric and his family on their new journey. Modric's farewell tribute event will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu, where the final match of Spain's La Liga will be held in 2024-2025 season, the release said.
Real President Florentino Perez said "Modric is the only and exemplary player who will always remain in the hearts of Real fans. He showed the value of Real in person, and his legacy will live on forever," he said, giving Modric high praise.
Modric is a living Real legend himself. Modric, who joined Real in 2012 after growing into the Premier League's top midfielder with Tottenham, played a key role in leading the club's most brilliant golden era in history.
In 13 seasons, he has become a legend in name and reality, lifting a total of 28 trophies, including six European Champions League (UCL), six Club World Cups, five European Super Cups, four La Liga, two Spanish King Cups and five Spanish Super Cups. No player in Real's 123-year history has won more trophies than Modric.
Modric also has a monumental achievement that ended the Ballon d'Or monopoly between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He swept the Ballon d'Or and UEFA Player of the Year awards in 2018, has been selected as one of the best midfielders in the world, six times as FIFA FIFPro World Best 11 and twice as UCL's best midfielders.
Modric, who sets the record for the oldest player in Real history every day, is now told by Real that he is good-bye. Real have now chosen a generational shift. Modric still had a willingness to extend his career, but the club decided to give the young players more opportunities. Coach Xavi Alonso seems to have decided that the time for change has come in the process of his new appointment to Real.
Modric and Real's companion will soon end, but Modric's time is not over. Modric originally wanted to stay at Real because he plans to continue his career until the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. next year. Things didn't go the way they wanted them to, but Modric's skills are still outstanding.
He is a player who has even led superstars in Real, so he may still receive offers from big clubs. With the need to find a new team that wants him, many people are paying attention to his next move. The journey of legend, which has been rich in an era, is now on a new path.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
