The situation
Ten years with the 10 . This month of August marks a decade since the signing of Luka Modric by Madrid. The last survivor of the players that José Mourinho brought to the white club . Madrid paid 35 million euros for him. In view of the performance it has offered, a maximum return investment, which has contributed to the last 20 titles (five Champions Leagues, three Leagues, one Copa del Rey, four Club World Cups, three European Super Cups and four Spanish Super Cups) that have arrived at the club’s museum, to which is added the most precious individual conquest: the Ballon d’Or that he won in 2018 . A dazzling service record that will grow this season, his eleventh as a Madridista, in whichModric, 36, will continue to make history with several milestones within his reach in white history. Modric is in Madrid’s honor books on his own merits. He is one of the protagonists of the white club’s second golden age, an essential participant ( only Benzema, Carvajal and he started in all the finals ) in the five Champions Leagues won between 2014 and 2022. And a member, along with Kroos and Casemiro, of a trident in midfield that will be remembered for generations: The Holy Trinity that Ancelotti has renamed The Bermuda Triangle.
The situation
Titles aside, the numbers support Modric’s prominent presence in Real Madrid’s history books. Last season he entered the top-20 players with the most caps in club history . He has defended the white shirt in 436 games (he has scored 31 goals), leaving behind Zoco’s 434. This season, if injuries do not prevent him, he will surpass other club legends such as Cristiano (438 games), Buyo (454), Butragueño (463) and Amancio (471) , and will be on the verge of reaching 500 meetings, which would open the doors of the top-15. The ‘key’ is Chendo’s 497 games. In addition to the Portuguese, among the foreigners with the most matches in Madrid, only Roberto Carlos (527), Marcelo (546) and Benzema (605) surpass him.