Uncertainty about re-contract

If Kylian Mbappe 25 joins Real Madrid, there is a possibility that he will wear the ace's number 10.

Spanish media Marca quoted Modric's agent's remarks on the 12th, saying that Luka Modric 39's renewal of his contract with Real Madrid is still unclear.

According to the media, Modric's agent Valdicar Remic said of the player's situation, "So far, nothing is clear about Modric's future at Real," adding, "The situation will become clearer next week."

"Real Madrid is Modric's hometown and we will decide what is best together," he said, adding that the situation should be watched.

Ramon Alvarez, also a Marca reporter, said on his YouTube channel on the 11th that Modric will leave Real and Mbappe will take over No. 10.

"It will be Modric's last season. He will turn 39 in September. He will leave to make room for other players," the reporter said.

"I think Modric is going to leave. It is clear that Real will not renew his contract, and the meeting between Modric and Florentino Perez has been postponed. It is not known if the schedule has already gone ahead, but Modric will not remain at Real. This will be his last season at Real. Number 10 will be Mbappe."

Marca said, "The schedule for the meeting between Modric and Perez has not been confirmed," adding, "We need to wait for the situation in the future."

Currently, Real is set to win La Liga in the 2023-2024 season and the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund Germany at Wembley Stadium in London at 4 a.m. on June 2.

"After reaching the Champions League final, Modric's future will become clearer after that. Rumors are growing, but the reality is that everything is being postponed as mentioned earlier," the media said, adding that related news is likely to be updated after the end of the season.

Modric transferred from Tottenham Hotspur England to Real in the summer of 2012 with a transfer fee of 35 million euros about 51.7 billion won. Spanish media, which did not recognize Modric's potential at the time, even considered him Real's worst recruitment.

Modric, on the other hand, played a key role in Real's midfield from his first season. Ten years later, he is still one of the core players of Real's midfield.

Modric scored 39 goals and 85 assists in 530 matches in Real Madrid, won four La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, five Supercopa titles, five UEFA Champions League titles, four UEFA Super Cup titles, and four FIFA Club World Cups. He has had a brilliant career with 20 trophies.

Furthermore, Modric led the second place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia as the captain of the Croatian soccer team. After winning the UEFA Champions League for three consecutive years in the 2017-2018 season, he won the Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious award for a soccer player.

Modric, who is about to turn 40, has been taking care of his physical fitness since last season. He has played in more than 30 league games, but his playing time has dropped below 2,000 minutes. In the last 2022-2023 season, the number of games was reduced to 1,74 3 games, and this season, it was reduced to 1,586 minutes in 30 games.

Real Madrid is welcoming a new generation by recruiting a large number of young players in the team's midfield. Outstanding players such as Aurelien Chouameni 24, Edouard Camavinga 21, Federico Valverde 25, and Jude Bellingham 20 are competing, and promising players such as Arda Güller 19 are also playing well in the league in rotation.

Modric, who is four years older than veteran Tony Cross 34, has been steadily renewing his contract for a year recently, but it has become unclear whether he will renew his contract this year.

If Modric leaves the team, the owner of Real No. 10 disappears. Instead, Mbappe, who is likely to join Real, can take this number.

Mbappe announced on his social networking service SNS on the 11th that he will leave PSG at the end of this season.

"There's always been something I wanted to tell you, and I'm going to say this is my last season at PSG. I'm not extending my contract and my journey will be over in a few weeks. This Sunday's game will be my last at the Parc des Princes," Mbappe said in a video.

"I know it's hard to leave my country, France. But seven years later, I needed a new challenge," Mbappe said, hinting at leaving France for Real Madrid soon. 토토사이트 순위