Luka Modric has become one of the most recognizable players of Real Madrid and the Croatian national team. Even though he is about to turn 38 years old, he has shown that his game is still good, but everyone knows that his farewell to football is getting closer.
At Real Madrid, he has a contract until 2024, the date he is expected to make the decision to leave the club for a new destination to hang up his boots. having Saudi Arabia and MLS as main options. Now it is also possible to find out the date when he thought to leave the Croatian national team.
Zlatko Dalic himself, the Croatian coach, in his latest media appearance revealed the date when the midfielder will leave the national team, assuring that This will last until Euro 2024.
“Modric will stay with us until Euro 2024. His desire was undeniable. We talked after the League of Nations and he decided to continue on his own. I hope it lasts even longer, but we’ll see. Thank you Luca for this solution!“, said the coach.
It is expected that this will be the case as long as Modric continues to play in the Croatian national team. Age and the arrival of new young talents could mean that he will spend fewer minutes in the national team, as happens at Real Madrid, but despite this, the player He has already decided that he will wait for Euro 2024 to say goodbye to the fans of his native country.
Real Madrid put pressure on Modric to leave the national team
At Real Madrid, a few months ago, they already tried to put pressure on him to leave the Croatian national team. Florentino Pérez and Carlo Ancelotti feared that the fact of playing for the national team and for the club could affect their game and increase the risk of injury, so they made it a key condition for resuming the abandonment of their continuity in the national team.
Modric however he remained firm in his desire to continue representing his country in football and it was Real Madrid who agreed to sign a new contract for one season, acknowledging that the Croatian would continue to play in the national team.
