End of the Modric case: He communicates his desire to Florentino and doesn't depend on Xabi Alonso.

One of the sagas related to Santiago Bernabéu locker room that executives led by Florentino Pérez have pending is the footballers whose contracts end this season. The name that raises the most doubts is Luka Modric, whose future is on the line because there is no consensus about his continuity in Santiago Bernabéu locker room.

Unlike footballers like Lucas Vázquez or Jesús Vallejo, whose performance has been highly debated this season, the performance of the Croatian '10' has provoked equal parts questioning and approval. That's why the white bosses must carefully reflect on his permanence in the first team, especially considering the coaching field that looms over the entity.

Luka Modric is not unaware of the situation he would be experiencing right now and would have decided, in that sense, to carefully study his options. While it is true that the possibility of moving to Serie A to conclude his career in the elite remains valid, the priority is to do so at Real Madrid. Thus, he would have contacted the white bosses to convey his point of view on one more annual renewal during the summer.

According to the information published by José Félix Díaz, the Balkan playmaker wants to stay at Real Madrid. The journalist from MARCA points out that the merengue '10' has no doubts about the white club as his first option to stay at the top of soccer. For that reason, he would be willing to accept new terms in his contract, especially in the salary aspect: it would not be the first time he offers this change to continue in the team.

We'll see

Now everything depends on the occupants of the noble area of Santiago Bernabéu. Luka Modric has a very defined plan, a circumstance also known in the Valdebebas offices: continue for another year, play in the national team World Cup with Croatia next summer, and retire. But only the executives led by Florentino Pérez could make it a reality.

Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso limits himself to watching from the sidelines how this new 'saga' unfolds in the Madridist locker room. The Tolosa coach still doesn't have a formed opinion on the presence of Luka Modric in the group, but he surely doesn't rule out the possibility of having him. Especially considering that the first team lacks an organizing midfielder to structure the core of his tactical schemes.

While the merengue bosses explore the market in search of the best option to fill that gap, players like Luka Modric himself can temporarily play that role. Against the veteran Croatian footballer is the urgent need to renew the white first team.

Especially in the midfield and defense. But the final word on his continuity will be with the white leadership, who already know firsthand the plan of Luka Modric and his proposals for another hypothetical annual renewal. The decision could be made official, whatever it may be, after the Club World Cup.