Every thing has the beginning and the end

Croatian football star Luka Modric will leave after the end of the season Madrid Realwhere he has spent the last 13 seasons. He announced the news on social networks today.

“Every thing in life has its beginning and end. I will play my last game on Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, « said the 39-year-old Instagram midfielder. The Madridans will play Real Sociedad on Saturday at the home stadium, regardless of the outcome of the match, they will win second place in the championship Barcelona.

The contract with Real will expire after this season by playing in the last round of the Spanish Championship and in the summer at the World Cup in the US. “I am leaving happy, proud, grateful and full of fond memories. Although I will no longer wear this jersey after the club World Cup, I will always be a Real fan, « Modric added.

He has played 590 matches for the Madrid people since he came to the Spanish capital in 2012 from Tottenham. He has won the Champions League six times, four times the Spanish Cup and four times the Spanish League. In the meantime, he collected 28 different laurels. He also scored 43 goals. The club rankings with the most appearances are ninth, with Raul with 741 games.

In recent years, the Croat has been one of the key players of Real, and since the last season, the captain. In 2018, he won the prestigious Golden Ball Award when he also won second place in the World Cup with the Croatian national team.

Modric concluded the last extension of the contract last year and is valid until the end of June this year. However, it is likely that the cooperation will extend for a few days if the Madrid club is successful at the club World Cup, which will end on July 13.

“Real Madrid and captain Luka Modric have decided to end an unforgettable period after the World Club Championships. We want to prove gratitude to someone who is one of the greatest legends of world football, « Real wrote in response to social networks.