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Real Madrid icon shuts down return rumours – ‘I don’t get involved in these things’
In recent days, there has been speculation about Massimiliano Allegri potentially becoming Real Madrid’s next coach.
Building on that, Italian media (h/t Defensa Central) has also reported that the manager would like the Spanish capitial club to sign Luka Modric again.
According to those reports, Allegri would want the Croatian midfielder, who bid goodbye to Real Madrid last summer and signed for AC Milan, where his contract expires at the end of the season.
However, such a scenario is considered impossible, as the player already said goodbye to the club as a legend and will turn 41 in September.
Modric himself addressed the rumours after playing with AC Milan against Inter Milan.
“Rumours about Real Madrid? There are always rumors about Real Madrid, but I don’t get involved in these things. I’m very happy in Milan,” said Modric after the Inter Milan match.
“I’m really glad to see Sergio [Ramos], he wrote yesterday and said he was really looking forward to this match. Having him here, and with a victory, is even better! Today we had a bit of Sergio Ramos’s spirit,” Modric added.
The Croatian veteran is aware that returning to Real Madrid as a player is not realistic. His time as a footballer at the club he considers the best in the world ended last summer.
It was an emotional farewell for him, as he has made it clear multiple times that he would have liked to retire wearing the Merengues shirt.
However, the club’s leadership believed the moment had come to go their separate ways and renew the midfield of the team.
In a major update, AS reports that former Real Madrid midfielder and club legend Toni Kroos has taken his first step towards starting his coaching career.
The former Germany international has told the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) that he is interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers.
Real Madrid tried to bring Kroos back
It is no secret that Real Madrid considered bringing Toni Kroos back into the club’s structure after the end of the last season.
The club president, Florentino Perez, had wanted Kroos to have a daily presence at Valdebebas rather than making occasional appearances after his retirement.
Jose Angel Sanchez and Kroos spoke after Perez expressed his desire to see the German working at Valdebebas every day. However, they did not find the right moment, time or structure to give his return a clear form.
A comeback remains one of the possibilities most desired by Madrid supporters because of Kroos’ charisma and what he represents at the Santiago Bernabeu. Neither side wanted him to return simply for the sake of it, so the door remains open for the future.
The relationship between the two parties is excellent, and both know that the opportunity to work together again will eventually come.
Taking it step by step
For now, Kroos continues to run the academy he established in Boadilla, enjoying the opportunity to help develop younger players.
After two years away from the competitive side of football, however, he is beginning to look towards the dugout as a possible next step in his career.
Kroos currently holds coaching qualifications that allow him to work up to the third tier of Spanish football.
This is possible because professionals with at least seven years of proven experience and significant involvement at the elite level can gain direct access to accelerated coaching courses.
That means Kroos could coach a team in Primera Federacion, but the German wants to take things gradually.
Kroos has already informed the RFEF that he would be interested in joining the coaching course reserved for professional footballers during the 2027/28 season.
The course taking place this season is not available to elite former players, with UEFA limiting each campaign to 20 places.
With his current qualifications, Kroos could work as an assistant coach, but he cannot yet take charge as a head coach in either the top flight or the Segunda División.
But completing that programme would allow Kroos to obtain the UEFA A licence, which would enable him to coach teams at any level.
