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In September, Modric turned 38 years old, and next year his contract with Real Madrid expires, everyone understands that he will not be able to renew his contract with Real Madrid as a player. If Modric says that he is not happy with how much playing time he gets in Real Madrid, then this suggests that he would like to continue playing, and most likely he will consider MSL, or other leagues where he will be offered a good contract.
That actually makes a lot of sense, Luka Modric still wants to play a lot of minutes while the Real Madrid team needs the performance of capable players to raise the team's performance, Luka Modric is no longer young and his performance is slowly decreasing, especially if he is played in every match, he is definitely physical. and his stamina no longer supports that.
Indeed, there are already rumors that Modric wants to leave Real Madrid and it is even rumored that he will join one of the MSL teams, with what is happening now I think these rumors are getting stronger and the possibility that it will be realized in the next January transfer market is very big.
It doesn't feel like Luka Modric has reached the end of his career at Real Madrid, he is no longer young and physically no longer strong enough to compete with the young players in Los Blancos midfield. We all know that Modric has the potential to end his tenure at Santiago Bernebeu with three options, retire, move in January or leave on a free transfer in June 2024. I think Modric will leave in January but there is still full speculation regarding his future.
In line with Modric, I am also curious about Toni Kross, whether he will get a contract extension in the short term in the future. Because in terms of age, Kroos is slightly younger than Modric. I personally hope he can stay and get a short contract extension for another season from Madrid.