Modric, until 2024?

let no one think that Luka modric He will announce his retirement at the end of this season. As AS posted, the Croatian thinks he still has rope for a while Y Real Madrid will open the doors of its sports structure to him when he leaves it, but for that there is still. At least until 2024, if we listen to someone who knows Luka and his body perfectly. This was revealed by Zoran Bahtijarevic, the Croatian national team’s regular doctor for many years at his farewell from the national team. “Luka has decided to continue until the European Championship”, assures in a letter that he has made public in his goodbye. A confession that the Madrid player would have made to him and that he would place the active midfielder at least until Germany 2024, when he will be about to turn 39.

Modric’s idea is continue until the body says enough and more seeing how well he responds. Starting alongside Kroos and Tchouameni in the engine room and with an enviable physical display. Real Madrid’s is to accompany the Croatian. The possible renewal until 2024 will be addressed next year. Neither him 10 White nor the entity are in a hurry because, as is the case with Benzema, the agreement in one way or another will be quick and cordial by virtue of mutual respect and gratitude. Madrid wants Modric to be involved with the white club in Valdebebas once his career is over, without going any further if he decides to start a career on the bench. Something that is yet to be determined because the Balkan is still thinking of seeing himself on the pitch and that it be at Real Madrid. He made it clear again a few weeks ago to this newspaper, just when he celebrated a decade as a Madridista: “It’s a dream I don’t want to wake up from”.

Meanwhile, Modric, who is currently with the chess team, is going first for the World Cup. In fact, and after learning about the indiscretion of the doctor Bahtijarevic about his presence at Euro 2024, the midfielder wanted to clarify first-hand what he thinks for the future. “The doctor was very emotional in his farewell speech to the national team, I will not take that into account. But I haven’t made any final decisions yet….”, the madridista commented this Wednesday. “Currently there are many more important things, the Nations League where we can go to the Final Four and the World Cup. Then I will see how it goes and make a decision in agreement with my people, the coach and the Federation. Now I’m not thinking that far…”.

The most immediate is next week in his country preparing the double match of Croatia against Denmark (Thursday, 8:45 p.m.) and then Alaba’s Austria (Sunday, 8:45 p.m.). Whatever happens in Qatar, where the Croatian captain and his teammates defend the historical runner-up achieved in Russia, It will not be the great last appointment of Modric. The Euro of 2024, seeing its enormous soccer longevity, who knows if neither…