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Real Madrid veteran closer to leaving than renewing; Ronaldo reunion possible – report
Luka Modric is among several Real Madrid players whose contract stands to expire at the end of the current season. And it has given way to continued speculations over his future at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Now, according to a report from Santi Aouna of Footmercato, Modric is closer to leaving Real Madrid in the summer than renewing his contract with the club.
The 37-year-old has less than three months left on his current deal with the Merengues and the club are yet to decide whether or not to keep hold of him for another campaign.
While there was a dip in form post-World Cup, Modric is still performing very well for Real Madrid. And the report adds that the club will make an offer if they feel he can continue making a valuable contribution or decide against renewing his deal.
Modric, for his part, is open to all possibilities, but as things stand, the trend today is for the midfielder to leave at the end of the season rather than sign a new contract.
And, as per the report, Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr could be the Croatian international’s next destination.
The Middle East outfit, who signed Cristiano Ronaldo recently, have been eyeing a move for Modric for some time now. The report states that the veteran midfielder’s advisor has good relations with the club as well as its director Goran Vucevic.
So, the possibility of him moving to Al Nassr and reuniting with Ronaldo does exist.
Having signed from Tottenham in 2013, Modric has grown into a legend at Real Madrid. He has won a host of titles and trophies during his time in Spain and even picked up the Ballon d’Or in 2018.
But, his time at the Bernabeu could be drawing to a close, in which case Jude Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund has been identified as a replacement.
Real Madrid are back in action tomorrow in La Liga as they take on Elche at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero on Matchday 6.
The Merengues go into the game on the back of a solid 4-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu and will be eager to build on that, especially with the Madrid derby coming up later in the week.
Ahead of the trip to Elche, Jose Mourinho has announced the squad list of players that will be at his disposal for the game tomorrow night.
There are no new returns to the squad as Real Madrid continue to be without Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy, and Rodrygo Goes for the game.
Mourinho could look to make changes to his starting lineup, keeping an eye on the derby at the weekend, which could potentially open the doors for someone like Aurelien Tchouameni to start, having been eased back into the thick of things after return from injury.
There could be some rotations in defence as well, with the likes of Antonio Rudiger and Trent Alexander-Arnold hoping to get some action on the pitch.
It remains to be seen if Yan Diomande starts another game after featuring from the get-go against Rayo at the weekend, especially considering that Arda Guler has been a key player for Mourinho’s team.
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Jude Bellingham have started all matches so far and it will be interesting to see if one or all of them are given a break with an eye on the derby.
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