Former Al-Nassr sporting director Goran Vucevic has explained why Luka Modric couldn’t join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia last summer.
Indeed, the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner has established himself as one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Despite being 38 years old, he remains a stalwart at Real Madrid. He has scored two goals and provided six assists in 37 appearances this season.
However, Modric could have potentially reunited with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr last summer.
The Saudi Pro League team reportedly offered him a deal to join. However, the Croatian superstar chose to extend his contract with Los Blancos for another year, until the summer of 2024.
“Luka told us last summer that if Real Madrid doesn’t offer him a new contract, he is very interested in accepting our proposal. But Real Madrid extended his contract for another year, and his move to Al Nassr fell through,” he said according to TheNassrZone on X.
Furthermore, according to Sport, Real Madrid will not offer Modric a new contract this summer.
He has been linked with moves to Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami as well as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr.
As a reminder, the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner and the Portuguese forward played together for six years at Real Madrid between 2012 and 2018.
They enjoyed much success, winning a total of 16 trophies together.
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