After 13 unforgettable years at Actual Madrid, Luka Modrić has confirmed that this will probably be his last season on the membership.
The Croatian midfield maestro will say his official goodbye to the followers this Saturday on the Santiago Bernabéu through the staff’s final league match in opposition to Actual Sociedad.
Modrić, now 38, joined Actual Madrid in 2012 and have become probably the most vital gamers within the membership’s historical past.
In that point, he helped the staff win an unimaginable 28 trophies, together with 6 European Cups, 6 Membership World Cups, 5 European Tremendous Cups, 4 LaLiga titles, 2 Copas del Rey, and 5 Spanish Tremendous Cups.
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Actual Madrid mentioned in an announcement:
Actual Madrid needs to specific its immense gratitude and appreciation for a participant who has develop into a real legend each of our membership and world soccer.
Modrić has made 590 appearances for the membership, scoring 43 targets. His private achievements embrace successful the Ballon d’Or, FIFA’s The Finest award, UEFA Males’s Participant of the 12 months in 2018, and being named to the FIFA FIFPro World XI six instances.
He additionally made historical past with the Croatian nationwide staff, incomes 186 caps, which is greater than another participant in his nation’s historical past, and received the Golden Ball on the 2018 World Cup and Bronze Ball in 2022.
Modric and Perez share goodbye messages
Membership president Florentino Pérez praised Modrić, saying:
Luka Modrić will perpetually stay within the hearts of all madridistas… His legacy will reside on perpetually.
Although his contract runs till June 30, Modrić is predicted to signal a brief extension to play within the FIFA Membership World Cup. This will probably be his last competitors in a Actual Madrid shirt.
Modrić shared a prolonged emotional message on social media, it partly reads:
The time has come. The second I by no means needed to come back, however that is soccer… I’ll play my final match on the Santiago Bernabéu. Leaving with a full coronary heart. Stuffed with delight, gratitude and unforgettable reminiscences. Hala Madrid and Nothing Else!
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A farewell celebration is predicted to honour him in his final residence recreation this Saturday.