Luka Modric wants to extend his stay at Real Madrid and sign a new contract ‘on merit’… but midfielder, 37, insists his future is not dependent on the Spanish giants signing England star Jude Bellingham or Toni Kroos leaving
- Luka Modric has just a few months left on his current contract at Real Madrid
- The 37-year-old has not yet held talks with the club over extending his stay
- Spanish giants are expected to join the chase for Jude Bellingham this summer
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Veteran midfielder Luka Modric wants to stay at Real Madrid – but insists his future will not be dependent on new signings amid interest in Jude Bellingham.
Modric, who has won five Champions League trophies and three Spanish league titles since joining Real Madrid from Tottenham 11 years ago, signed a one-year extension with the Spanish champions at the end of last season.
Modric won his fifth Champions League title in Paris last summer but with the 37-year-old playmaker approaching the end of his contract he still does not know whether this will be his last hurrah with the LaLiga club.
‘About my new contract, I can’t tell you anything about it as I’ve not spoken to the club yet,’ said the Croatia international.
‘You don’t have these conversations mid-season, I’m very relaxed. I’m not annoyed by it whatsoever.’
Luka Modric (left) has just a few months left on his current contract at Real Madrid and the Spanish giants are said to be targeting midfielder stars like Jude Bellingham (right)
Reports in Spain have suggested that Modric’s future is dependent on whether Toni Kroos decides to leave when his contract expires in the summer or if the Spanish club can sign England midfielder Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.
However, Modric said: ‘It’s a bit boring getting asked that question because it’s the same answer: “I want to carry on here, I want to stay, I feel good and I want to continue as part of Real Madrid”.
‘I’d like to deserve to stay on my own merit, not that someone gives it on a freebie.
‘No-one has given me anything for free in my career and I don’t want that to happen now.
‘If the club want to give me a contract then great but only on merit, only on what I do now, not what I have achieved and my history. Let’s see what happens.’
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