End of an era: Modric won't renew with Real Madrid and Saturday is his farewell

One of Real Madrid's major doubts for next season lies in the players whose contracts end at the conclusion of the current soccer season. Names like Lucas Vázquez and Luka Modric have sparked a striking debate in recent weeks regarding their continuity, given the possibility of their participation in the World Cup. The tournament organized by FIFA is one of the major objectives in the offices of Valdebebas.

For this reason, they would like to have the largest number of first-team players. However, the information revealed by Miguel Ángel Díaz in this saga points to the end of the era as a Madridist for a true legend: Real Madrid's '10', Luka Modric. "I honestly thought the club was going to make some renewal proposal", confesses the journalist from Cadena COPE.

"I don't know if Modric in the next few hours or days is going to make some kind of official statement" given his possible farewell to the first team. Because Real Madrid, contrary to what many expected, has decided not to offer a renewal to the Croatian midfielder. Likewise, 'Miguelito' points out that "this is a club decision, little room for maneuver regarding Xabi Alonso".

The COPE journalist points out that  "of course Modric wanted to continue, he wanted to stay one more year". Thus, the decision of the Merengue bosses would be not to renew a Luka Modric who may expect his "farewell next Saturday at the Bernabéu. We'll see if the player himself announces it or not, because as I understand it, Madrid is not going to say anything this week" about those squad changes.

It has come to this

Miguel Ángel Díaz recalls that Real Madrid "hasn't called him" to try to negotiate a one-year renewal as happened in other years. For this reason, the player understands that Real Madrid doesn't count on him for the sports planning of next season and faces his farewell this Saturday.

"Unless there is a radical turn by Friday and they make an offer to Modric to stay one more year, Modric bids farewell to Santiago Bernabéu stadium" definitively. "That's what he told some teammates this afternoon in Valdebebas", adds the COPE journalist about this saga that the executives led by Florentino Pérez could have already solved.

Real Madrid would have decided not to count on Luka Modric for Xabi Alonso's project, who hasn't had the opportunity to assess the soccer presence of the Croatian '10'. Only the Club World Cup would be the moment when the coach from Tolosa could lead who was once his midfield partner on the field.

The information from Miguel Ángel Díaz indicates that, when Real Madrid's journey through that competition organized by FIFA ends, Luka Modric's era will conclude. After eleven years of soccer at the highest level, the genius from Zadar will play his last match this Saturday in front of the Madridist fans.