Marca newspaper has just revealed, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr club, while completing the recruitment of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, also sent a very “terrible” offer to veteran midfielder Luka Modric of Real Madrid.
Besides Modric, Al-Nassr club is also flirting with another famous player who used to be the captain of Real Madrid, midfielder Sergio Ramos is currently playing for PSG. These veteran stars are all over 35 years old and are on the other side of the slope of their careers, so the Saudi team is hoping to recruit the same success as Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, after Cristiano Ronaldo, next maybe Sergio Ramos will join Al-Nassr club if next time he is not offered a contract extension by PSG club. But with Modric, it is different, this 37-year-old Croatian star immediately declined a very generous invitation to stick with Real Madrid. Marca wrote: “This veteran player assesses that he is still capable of playing at the top level for at least 1 to 2 more seasons, so he has decided to decline the invitation and will stay at Real Madrid with the possibility of solving the problem. technology here”.
Modric after the very memorable 2022 World Cup (with Croatia winning 3rd place), has just returned to play for Real Madrid in the 2-0 win over Valladolid on the morning of December 31. He currently has a contract with Real Madrid until the end of June this year, from now on, he has full rights to negotiate with other clubs if he wants to leave on a free basis.
However, with the decision to decline the invitation to join Al-Nassr club, Modric has also been asked by the Spanish Royal team to extend another season until June 2024.
The time to June 2024 also takes place EURO 2024. It is also the last major tournament in Modric’s career if Croatia wins tickets to the final round. After this tournament, the possibility that Modric (then at the age of 39) could make the decision to officially retire.
