Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid agreed a deal for Luka Modric in August 2012 for Luka Modric. Los Blancos paid around €30M to the North London side for signing one of the best midfielders of the world. The negotiations were tough, as usual when you have Florentino Pérez and Levi but the Croatian finally joined the Spanish club.
In these four years, Modric has become a key piece for all the managers. First with José Mourinho and after with Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Benítez and Zinedine Zidane, Luka Modric has been a very important member of the squad.
Modric played the first game of the season against Celta Vigo and the midfielder was one of the best players in the pitch. He finished the game very tired and was changed for James Rodríguez, who helped the team to score the second goal and win the three points.
In his four seasons at Madrid, Modric played 115 games in La Liga, scoring 7 goals. His worst season was in 2014/15, when he only could play 16 games due to a thigh muscle strain injury. Actually, his performance could have been even better if he hadn’t suffered so many injuries.
In this time at Real Madrid, Modric has won two Champions League trophies, two UEFA Supercup trophies and one FIFA Club World Cup Trophy. However he couldn’t lift the Liga trophy yet, finishing second in three different years.
After the game against Celta, Modric spoke about this time in Spain: “It’s been four wonderful years, I’m very happy here and I hope to play many more years in this club. I’ve won many things and I want to win many more”, Modric said.
The club is expected to offer an extension of his contract to Luka Modric, whose deal with Real Madrid ends in 2018. He’s a key player for Zidane and Real Madrid can’t afford to lose him.
