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Age doesn’t seem to have an effect on Luka Modric. Winner of La Liga and the last Champions League with Real Madrid, the Croatian midfielder is certainly no longer an indisputable starter as in the past, but he remains no less important to the Merengue club. Playing 46 matches for 2 goals and 8 goals last season, the 2018 Ballon d’Or seems to have started on the same basis and is even better. He has already played 12 games for 2 assists and his playing time is constantly increasing at the start of the season. At this time last year, he only had 9 matches under his belt for 391 minutes of play compared to 562 at the moment. He had not been decisive, which he has achieved twice so far.
While he celebrated his 39th birthday on September 9, Luka Modric continues to push the limits. Coming on as a substitute against Atalanta in the European Super Cup in a 2-0 victory, the midfielder lifted his 27th trophy with Real Madrid, more than any other player. In search of a seventh Champions League – like his friend Dani Carvajal – which has never been achieved before, the one who became captain of the Merengues after the departure of Nacho Fernandez to Al-Qadsiah intends to continue to exceed the limits of what was possible. Next Saturday, Real Madrid will face Celta de Vigo and Luka Modric will be able to make a little more of the history of the Spanish club.
2026 target for Luka Modric
Indeed, if he starts or comes into play against the Galicians, he will surpass the legendary Ferenc Puskas who played his last match with Casa Blanca at 39 years and 36 days and will become the oldest player to have worn the white tunic. A hell of a performance, especially given the club’s policy which only offers one-year extensions for its thirty-year-olds in order to push them to improve themselves to obtain their renewal. And Luka Modric always seems to want to go further. According to Marcaretirement is clearly not on the agenda for Luka Modric. Coming one year from the end of his lease, the Croatian midfielder intends to extend again for next season.
Croatia’s captain and most capped player with 181 caps for 27 goals, Luka Modric is the most emblematic player of the Vatreni, whom he took to the final of the 2018 World Cup and the semi-final of the 2022 edition. Still indisputable in Zlato Dalic’s eleven, he is expected on the field this Tuesday against Poland for the 4th day of the Nations League. Over the course of the season, the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will then follow, which he wishes to play with Croatia and if possible with the Real Madrid jersey. For this, it will be necessary to be convincing this season for Luka Modric in order to see himself extended again in the summer of 2025, when his current lease expires. For the moment, optimism is in any case present for the right-hander.
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