{"id":5115,"date":"2025-05-23T12:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=5115"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T10:28:32","slug":"luka-modric-announces-departure-from-real-madrid-after-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=5115","title":{"rendered":"Luka Modri\u0107 Announces Departure from Real Madrid After Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Al-Wadi: Agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veteran Croatian playmaker Luka Modri\u0107 announced on Thursday that he will leave Spanish club Real Madrid after the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled for June and July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modri\u0107 wrote in an Instagram post: \u201cThis Saturday, I will play my last match at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u,&#8221; as Real Madrid faces Real Sociedad in the final round (Matchday 38) of La Liga.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5118\" style=\"width:650px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Modri\u0107 has worn the Real Madrid colors since 2012 when he joined from English side Tottenham Hotspur. Over the years, he became one of the club\u2019s greatest players, having won every possible title with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Real Madrid, Modri\u0107 won La Liga four times and lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy six times\u2014a record he shares with his current teammate Dani Carvajal, former teammates Toni Kroos and Nacho, and the club legend Paco Gento from the 1950s and 60s.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5119\" style=\"width:616px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In his farewell message, Modri\u0107 added: \u201cI leave with a full heart, filled with pride, gratitude, and unforgettable memories. Even though I will no longer wear this jersey on the field after the Club World Cup, I will always remain a Real Madrid fan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since joining from Tottenham, the Croatian has played nearly 600 matches for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5120\" style=\"width:628px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3-300x158.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Modri\u0107 initially faced challenges when he arrived at Real Madrid in a transfer worth around \u20ac35 million ($40 million), but he quickly adapted to his new team and rose to become one of the world&#8217;s best midfielders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was awarded the Ballon d&#8217;Or in 2018 in recognition of his outstanding performances for both club and country, having led Croatia to the 2018 FIFA World Cup final in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Wadi: Agencies Veteran Croatian playmaker Luka Modri\u0107 announced on Thursday that he will leave Spanish club Real Madrid after the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled for June and July.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5121,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5115\/revisions\/5121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}