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Still on vacation after a late international break, which saw his Croatia beat the French team at the Stade de France, Luka Modric took stock of his season at Real Madrid. In an interview with the Croatian media sportke novostithe midfielder Meringue notably returned to the Kylian Mbappé soap opera, and to the French striker’s contract extension at Paris-Saint-Germain.
” Mbappé decided as he decided, it’s his right and now he lives with this decision. It continues. We all thought he would come to us, it didn’t happen and now? Well, we’re not going not crucify the man… Mbappé is a great player, but as I always say, in any context, no player is more important than the club Real Madrid are the greatest, above every player and it will always be like that. (…) It is possible that Mbappé will come in a few years, that is how the chemistry between him and Real seems to us. If according to the logic of football, which was valid Until pressure from socio-political and interest circles in Paris, Mbappé would likely follow his former urge to play for Real, although it now seems, especially among the disillusioned fanbase, that ties are broken. , things can happen again” explained Luka Modric.
“Karim is a golden ball for me”
Asked about Karim Benzema’s performances and his possibility of winning the Ballon d’Or, Luka Modric then continued:
“Benzema is Benzema! Nine and ten in one, synergy of talent and power, playfulness and execution as a duo. One of the greatest I’ve played with. Of course he deserved the Ballon d’Or because this season is great for him! But for a long time, Karim has been a golden ball for me. From the first training sessions at Valdebebas, I felt that he was the “top man” with whom I liked to play. I got to know him better, he became even more dear to me. He’s his own type, good kid, I’m happy for him that he’s now completely fulfilled. He deserved everything that happened to him ago for a long time. When they challenged him, he didn’t give up, he believed in himself and responded to criticism with skill, hard work and struggle. He silenced all the critics and made them his fans.”
to summarize
Winner this season of his fifth Champions League with Real Madrid, Luka Modric (36) returned to Kylian Mbappé’s contract extension at Paris-Saint-Germain and was enthusiastic about the performance of his teammate Karim Benzema.
