Luka Modric has extended his contract with Real Madrid for one year.
The La Liga club announced on Monday that Croatia playmaker, Modric, 37, would remain with the Spanish giants until at least the end of June 2024.
Modric who joined Real from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012 and has gone on to win the Champions League five times as well as three La Liga titles, would have been out of contract this summer and so could have left on a free transfer.
A statement from Real Madrid read: “Real Madrid and Luka Modric have agreed to extend the player’s contract, which remains linked to the club until June 30, 2024.”
Modric, who helped Croatia reach the 2018 World Cup final and won the Ballon d’Or that year, had been linked with following former team-mate, Karim Benzema in making a big-money move to Saudi Arabia.
Modric, 37, has made 488 appearances for Real, winning three La Liga titles and the Champions League five times since arriving from Tottenham in 2012.
He also won the Ballon d’Or in 2018 as Croatia reached the World Cup final.
Following an announcement of his new contract in the Spanish capital, Modric wrote “Home Sweet Home,” on Twitter.
He follows Toni Kroos, Dani Ceballos and Nacho Fernandez in extending their contracts with the club this summer and is still regarded as a key player for the 14-time European champions.
Real have already completed the high-profile addition of England international Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund this summer to add further competition for places in their midfield.
