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Real Madrid made an official announcement this Wednesday regarding their Croatian playmaker.
It was expected, it is now official: Luka Modric is returning to Real Madrid. The White House announced this Wednesday that the Croatian international would sign a contract for an additional season. Better still, Modric will have the captain’s armband.
“Real Madrid CF and Luka Modrić have agreed to extend the contract of our captain, who remains tied to the club until June 30, 2025, can be read in an official statement from Real.
Modrić arrived at Real Madrid in 2012 and during his twelve seasons defending our shirt he became a legend of Real Madrid and world football. With Real Madrid he won 26 titles: 6 Champions Leagues, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 Leagues, 2 Copa del Reys and 5 Spanish Super Cups.
Modric, an absolute legend of Real Madrid
“Modrić is one of the five players who managed to win 6 European Cups and who have the greatest number of titles in the history of our club, pursues Real Madrid. Individually, Modrić won the Ballon d’Or in 2018, The Best FIFA Men’s Player award and was named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. He has been included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI 6 times and has twice been named the Champions League’s best midfielder.
He won the Ballon d’Or once and the Ballon d’Argent once at the Club World Cup. With the Croatian national team, he won the Golden Ball at the 2018 World Cup and the Bronze Ball at the 2022 World Cup.
” Modrić has made 534 appearances for our team, scoring 39 goals, and is an international for Croatia, a team with which he has made 178 appearances and holds the record for most caps.“, concludes the press release. After the official presentation of Kylian Mbappé, this start of the week is decidedly very lively in the ranks of Real Madrid.
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