Luka Modric remains Evergreen for Real Madrid while he prepares to drive the club ahead in the run-in.
The international of Croatia has already broken club records this season as their oldest performances and goal scorer while he continues to play his role.
There are conversations about another annual renewal in the Spanish capital with Modric to turn 40 in September.
The club is open to keep him in Madrid, albeit with a different wages, with rumors on the table of Saudi -Arabia and MLS.
The goal of Modric remains to lead Croatia on the FIFA World Cup 2026 and staying in the Spanish capital gives him the best chance of doing that.
Now that Modric comes at the end of his career, however, Los Blancos fans speculate about who his successor could be in the Real Madrid engine room in the long term.
Arda Guler was disputed as a possible option, since his striking arrival of Fenerbahce in July 2023, but his promise remains unfulfilled.
Injuries have played a role in his lack of playing time, but Carlo Ancelotti seems reluctant to use him to gain the experience he misses.
The last frustration came in Real Madrid's 2-1 weekend La Liga victory in Villarreal after a bust at Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe was unhappy that Guler chose to shoot instead of setting him up for a hat trick goal on late and the Turkey International was closed in the reaction after the game.
Cadena Ser Journalist and commentator Antonio Romero rejected the idea that Guler filled the boots of Modric while he turned the role of the 20-year-old in Madrid.
“This man has been misleading from the start. Many highlights, a lot of training, it's just that – he is very 'viral' … playing football matches is something else, “he said.
“Modric retired, with a tomato garden in Croatia and seventy grandchildren … he will still be better than Guler!”
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