Luka Modric To Leave Real Madrid After Club World Cup

Croatian midfielder Luka Modric announced that he will leave Real Madrid after the Club World Cup. The 39-year-old arrived at the club from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012. Modric, the 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, will play his last match at Bernabeu against Real Sociedad on Saturday.

"The moment has arrived. The moment I never wanted to come, but that's football, and in life everything has a beginning and an end," Modric wrote in an Instagram post. "Playing for Real Madrid changed my life as a football player and as a person. I am proud to have been part of one of the most successful eras of the best club in history," Luka Modric added. Although Modric's contract was set to expire on June 30, he will participate in the Club World Cup, which takes place from June 14 to July 13.

Notably, he was part of Madrid's Champions League-winning teams in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2024. Over the course of 13 seasons in the club, he has won 28 titles. This includes 6 European Cups, 6 Club World Cups, 5 European Super Cups, 4 LaLiga titles, 2 Copas del Rey and 5 Spanish Super Cups. It is worth mentioning that Modric is one of only five players in football history who have won 6 European Cups and is also the player with the highest number of trophies in Real Madrid's 123-year history.