Real Madrid legend considering leaving club after receiving fresh Saudi Arabia offer
In a huge development, journalist Ramon Alvarez de Mon of MARCA is reporting that Real Madrid legend Luka Modric is considering leaving the club this summer after receiving a lucrative contract offer from Saudi Arabia.
In a huge development, journalist Ramon Alvarez de Mon of MARCA is reporting that Real Madrid legend Luka Modric is considering leaving the club this summer after receiving a lucrative contract offer from Saudi Arabia.
Real Madrid have already lost Karim Benzema to Saudi Arabia, with the striker signing for Al-Ittihad earlier this week. Now, Modric too could follow in his footsteps after receiving a lucrative contract proposal from the Middle East.
Like Benzema, Modric’s current contract with Real Madrid also expires on June 30. However, according to widespread reports, the 37-year-old midfielder had agreed a renewal for one more season with the Merengues and looked all set to continue at the Santiago Bernabeu.
In fact, it has been previously suggested that Modric had rejected offers from Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to prolong his stay at the Spanish capital outfit.
However, that could now be set to change as the Croatian international is understood to be considering the possibility of accepting the two-year offer from Saudi Arabia.
Modric’s former Real Madrid teammate and club legend Sergio Ramos is bound for Al-Ahli in Saudi and teased a potential reunion with the midfielder, as he liked a fan post on social media that suggested he and Modric could move to the Middle East.
Some reports are suggesting that the 37-year-old midfielder would be offered as much as €110 million over a two-year period if he were to move to Saudi Arabia.
Given that he has achieved everything there is in Europe and is entering the final phase of his career, one would not hold it against Modric if he were to accept such an attractive proposal, especially considering he will have to face added competition from Jude Bellingham at Real Madrid next season.
It remains to be seen whether Modric does indeed follow in the footsteps of former teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema and ends up in Saudi Arabia or decides to continue at Real Madrid for one more year.