Luka Modric has stated he’s not contemplating retiring at the finish of this season and is solely having fun with taking part in soccer.
The Croatian midfielder prolonged his contract with AC Milan till June 2027 after getting back from his fifth World Cup.
Modric, who will flip 41 on Sept. 9, informed Diario AS: “There seems to be this idea floating about that when you reach a certain age, it’s better to retire and step aside. But I don’t see it that way if you feel good because this is my life.
“How lengthy will that be? I do know the finish is getting nearer and nearer, however I do not know if it’s going to be this 12 months or the subsequent. You by no means know, one other one [year].”
Modric joined the Rossoneri on a free switch in the summer time of 2025 after leaving Real Madrid and made 37 appearances final season, scoring two objectives.
“I really like what I do,” he said.
“I really love soccer and I’m pleased and having fun with myself. I’ve been doing this for over 30 years — I began as a baby at the age of six — and I do know it could actually’t final so long as different jobs. But for me, this is not a job; it is one thing I really like. And while you do one thing you like, you do not see it as a job. It’s one thing I take pleasure in day in, time out, and so long as I really feel good and may see that I’m in a position to fulfil what’s requested of me or what I want to do, I need to keep it up.”
He has featured in Milan’s opening two league wins this season underneath new supervisor Ruben Amorim.
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“Of course, I’m not in the identical form as I used to be 12 or 15 years in the past, however I feel I’ve nonetheless received quite a bit to provide,” he said.
“I strive to stay in the current, reside in the second, take pleasure in myself, after which see how my physique responds. But to date, I nonetheless suppose I can compete at this degree, and I imagine I’m proving that in matches and in every little thing else; that is why I need to keep it up. We’ll see how lengthy it lasts — I do not need to set any deadlines.”
Modric attracts inspiration from his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s 41 and nonetheless breaking data.
Ronaldo, who helped Al Nassr win the Saudi Pro League final season, has netted 978 objectives and is on observe to attain the 1,000 profession purpose document.
“Cristiano is unbelievable,” Modric, who played six seasons with Ronaldo at Madrid, he said.
“He’s a phenomenon, a beast, and I’ve little doubt by any means that he’ll attain that milestone. Everything he is completed, what he continues to do and the way he competes, giving his all match after match, is really admirable. I’ve a particular affection for him due to every little thing we did collectively and achieved at Real Madrid, and that is why I hope he reaches that milestone as quickly as potential.
“He’s got at least a year ahead of him and I’m sure that he’ll get there. I don’t know how much longer he’ll want to carry on playing, but he’ll keep scoring goals even if he wants to carry on until he’s 50.
“His knack for scoring objectives is unbelievable, and above all his character, his religion and his self-belief; it is one thing unbelievable.”