His farewell was worthy, sober, but tinged with an ambiguous message. After thirteen seasons to embody elegance in the middle of the field, Luka Modric took leave of Real Madrid. And in his starting speech, a sentence caught attention: “Pérez treated me differently. »» An unexpected, almost bitter statement, as if something had not been digested. Enough to fuel speculations on the end of his Spanish adventure.
But the Croatian quickly lifted the veil on this singular relationship. Questioned by the club's media, he said that this particular treatment was anything but negative. “He has always had a special affection for me”, he said. Better still, Modric revealed that the president could not contain his emotion in his last match, sloping tears in the stands. “I had never seen him cry. This is where I understood how much he loved me. »»
The page turns into emotion for Modric
With 28 trophies won in the white jersey, Modric leaves Madrid as the most successful player in the history of the club. This unique link with Pérez, forged as soon as he arrived in 2012, has been strengthened over the years.
“He trusted me from the first day. And until the end, he supported me, even in complicated moments ”, continued the Croatian midfielder.
“He treated me differently”: the enigmatic farewell of Modric
Real therefore loses much more than a player. It loses a symbol of longevity, loyalty and class. And if the separation was inevitable, it was done with a deep mutual respect.
Direction Milan for the Croatian maestro
At 39, Modric is about to open a new chapter with AC Milan. He will find there a championship which he has never known, but in which he hopes to continue to shine. And in Madrid, nobody forgotten only behind the trophies, there was also a human history.
