Despite last season being labelled as Real Madrid’s year for midfield transition, Luka Modric continued to be one of the centre-pieces. His consistency helped him retain the title of a starter while others like Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga played a fluctuating role.

Heading into next season, however, the situation will be different. Carlo Ancelotti sees Camavinga as a regular starter in his plans. Furthermore, the arrival of Jude Bellingham takes up second place in midfield, leaving Modric, Toni Kroos, Federico Valverde, and Tchouameni in a battle for one spot.

Yet, Real Madrid’s 37-year-old veteran, Modric, considers it another challenge and is willing to fight it out with the next generation. 

According to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio, Modric was offered a contract worth €200 million for three years from Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. However, the Croatia captain had no intention of entertaining the proposal.

The veteran has always maintained that he would allow his physical condition and role in the team to govern his future. In fact, the midfielder was far from amused when he was questioned once again about his future earlier this week.

“Real Madrid or Saudi Arabia? My focus is on the national team now. As for Real Madrid, I have already said everything many times, I would not like to repeat myself,” he said.

With his skills now sharper than ever and a burning desire to continue at the top level, it would not be surprising to see Modric wear the white colours for a couple of years more.

While the offer from Saudi stands out as an exceptional economic package, the Real Madrid star also has a unique offer from Qatar on the table. Reports state that Al-Sadd are willing to offer him a contract including the provision to take over as the manager after his retirement.

However, Modric remains intent on staying put at Real Madrid for the upcoming campaign.