Real Madrid have confirmed that club captain **Luka Modrić** will leave the Spanish giants after the **FIFA Club World Cup** later this month, drawing a close to a glittering 13-year spell that delivered a record 28 trophies and cemented the Croatian as the most decorated player in the club’s history.
The 39-year-old midfielder received an emotional send-off at the Santiago Bernabéu in May but asked that no transfer be announced until he had played his last tournament in Madrid colours, out of respect for the club.
Italian outlets now report that Modrić has reached a verbal agreement with **AC Milan on a one-year contract** worth around €4 million, with an option for a further season. He will undergo medical tests and sign officially once Madrid’s Club World Cup campaign concludes.
Milan’s new sporting director Igli Tare has already hailed Modrić as the “cornerstone” of the Rossoneri’s rebuild under returning coach Massimiliano Allegri, who is expected to deploy the veteran as a deep-lying regista and on-field leader of a squad that will be without European football next term.
Modrić’s decision to swap the Champions League stage for a revitalisation project at San Siro highlights the playmaker’s appetite for a fresh challenge rather than glamour—one final chapter for one of Europe’s greatest modern careers.