Only it is missing a month so that Luka Modric fulfil 39 years and his performance in the terrain of game no longer is the same. During the debut suspender belt of the Real Madrid against the Mallorca, in the minute 63, the trainer of the white team, Carlo Ancelotti, decided to change to Tchouameni by the Croat. Although the entrance of the midfield player had to give him more control in the half zone of the terrain of game, the true that it is the rivals continued generating danger, something that the own technician madridista recognised.
The performance of the mediocampista was not exceptional, since it did not have any type of leadership. Only in the minute 93, the player tried a shot from very far, but the spherical went out diverted. After finalising the party with a tie after the 1-1, Ancelotti said to a group of journalists that lost the opportunity to win the meeting because of the fault of technician: "we advance Us, had occasions to mark the second and afterwards in the second part was missing us balance", commented the Italian.
A call from Croatia
Although it no longer is the same 'crack', the seleccionador Croatian, Zlatko Dalic summoned to the footballer for the next sportive commitments of the selection of his country. The trainer wants to have Modric for the duels of Nationes League, foreseen for the next month of September where will confront to Portugal and Poland, respectively.
Previously in the Eurocopa 2024, Luka Modric did not have an exert stood out. Todavia Many remember like the footballer failed the penalti in the duel against Italy. The goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma stopped the shot leftwards and in the terracings felt a strong disappointment to the player of the Real Madrid. The performance of the international Croat is not the same and his last performances confirm this information, although Florentino Pérez agreed the renewal of his agreement by a season more.
The rumours on his continuity in the selection
After the Eurocopa arose a lot of comments on the continuity of the player in the Croatian selection, because of his disappointing performance. It fits to stand out that the mediocampista wants to play in the World-wide that will contest in United States, Canada and Mexico in the year 2026. However, the player be 41 years old when it celebrate the international championship, something that hampers his participation in the competition.
During the World-wide of Russia in 2018, all were witnesses of the 'irruption' of Luka Modric when it turned into the leader of his selection until the big final. Even, his international performance ended in a Balloon of Gold, but now the history seems to be coming to an end. The age and the performance increasingly are part of the past and the Real Madrid can be very near to remain without one of his stars.