Luka Modric looks to the future: he joins the Swansea management team

Luka Modric has no intention of hanging up his boots, but at the same time he is starting to chart his own path for the post-career. Real Madrid’s Croatian star player, at almost 40 years of age, is ready to sign a new contract with the Blancos, confirming his desire to remain a key player next season. However, like more and more active soccer players, Modric has also decided to face the managerial world, laying the groundwork for a future off the field.

The midfielder will in fact be one of the minority owners of Swansea City, a Welsh club that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English soccer. The agreement with the club has already been reached, and Modric thus joins the growing list of players who are investing in football clubs while they are still active. A strategic choice, which testifies to foresight and passion for the game in another respect as well.

The best-known examples include Kylian Mbappé, who bought 80 percent of Caen (a Ligue 2 club), and Sadio Mané, who took over Bourges Foot 18, a team in the French fourth division. Modric, for his part, has chosen to start on tiptoe, as a minority partner, but it is clear that his connection with soccer will continue well beyond his extraordinary playing career.

The club’s relationship with the club will continue well beyond his extraordinary playing career.

For now, however, Luka remains focused on Real Madrid and his upcoming La Liga and Champions League commitments. The future can wait, but the vision is already clear: Modric will continue to be a protagonist, on and off the field.