Luka Modric leaves behind an almost unbeatable career at Real Madrid, and with him, great moments are leaving as well. Los Blancos have had great years with the Croatian as the core of the midfield. In addition, the fans have always sympathized with the Croatian and have shown him the good side of soccer.
Real Madrid is in a rebuilding process, and the changes happening in the squad are for the good of the team. With the arrival of the new coach, Los Merengues hope that history will repeat itself. Now, one of the most talked-about topics is Luka Modric's jersey number, which already has a successor.
Luka Modric and Real Madrid
Luka Modric is a player who can't be easily replaced; his charisma, quality, and mentality are hard to find nowadays. Nevertheless, Real Madrid must look to the future and has to make decisions quickly. In order to have a better season than the previous one, Florentino has gotten down to work.
A good number of Real Madrid footballers could go to any other team, but they trust the club will become what it once was. The signing of Xabi Alonso has given the fans new hope, and they're delighted thinking about what's coming. Unfortunately, in the 25-26 season, we won't enjoy Luka Modric in LaLiga anymore, something that has saddened the supporters.
Luka Modric will continue his career elsewhere, and several sources are linking him more and more to AC Milan, which has been interested in signing him for weeks. The jersey number the midfielder wore at Real Madrid will be worn by Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman, despite having difficulties at first, has finished a great year in terms of individual merit.
Mbappé, player of the future
Mbappé is one of the best footballers in the world, and it's clear that the best person to take over the legendary number "10" jersey is him. Everything suggests that it will become official soon, and it's only a matter of days or, at most, weeks. Although the fans desired Luka Modric to be replaced by Stiller or Zubimendi, that's not going to happen.
For now, Real Madrid won't sign any midfielder; a risky decision, but one that seems to be made. Over the next few weeks, we'll see if that's the case or if the Merengue president ends up changing his mind.