JAKARTA - Real Madrid must decide the future of their two most symbolic players: Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric this season. Without them, the scores at Camp Nou last Saturday could have looked completely different.
After the match, the Croatian was welcomed onto the team plane by club president Florentino Perez in a jersey commemorating the 350 games he played for Los Blancos.
Modric's performance against Barcelona showed that when he is at his best, rested and treated well, there is no player like him. Obviously, it would be a mistake to let him go for free when his contract expires in June.
In an interview with Four Four Two, the 35-year-old recently said that he is happy in Madrid and wants to stay at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. However, he will make the best decision for all parties.
Modric, as MARCA said before, is happy to reduce his salary to stay at Madrid because he wants to hang up his boots as a Real Madrid player.
With the former Tottenham Hotspur player's contract expiring in the summer, he can negotiate with any club from 1 January. However, his preference is to give priority treatment to Real Madrid.
"I still have the rest of the year with Real Madrid and after that we will see what happens. I feel good and I want to continue playing football for another year," Modric said as quoted by MARCA, Tuesday, October 27.
"Where? We'll see, to be honest, I haven't really thought about it. I am focused on Real Madrid and what we can achieve this season, that is my only goal, then I will sit down with the board and we will find adequate solutions to every one.
"I have been here for eight seasons, eight incredible seasons and I have formed a good relationship with everyone at the club, whatever happens, there will be no problems."
Whether Modric starts or comes on, El Clasico shows once again that Modric has the talent that once made him a Balon d'Or winner. And actually, being a starter also doesn't need to be questioned by Zinedine Zidane.
Now, at 35 years old, it's natural to have doubts. But Modric is clearly eager to wait until the end of the season to terminate his final contract in the Spanish capital. And he hopes to be in the white Real Madrid jersey until the end of his career.
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