the resale value isn't high enough. hahahah hahahaa hahahah (sorry for the troll comment, i'm ashamed of myself)
Modric may be available: Move heaven and earth to get him
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Ha ha ha well done. Top Red stuff.
Don’t buy Modric because we have Pereira. Heard it all now.
Cause he is 32 year old and i want the funds used on a LB or CB where we actually need to strenghten!?
And i want Pereira to get a chance + we have Pogba,Fred,Matic,Herrera,Mctominay and Fellaini so that is enough players for 3 midfield spots, we have to pay their fecking wages you know.
Same answer to you @Cliche Guevara .
I doubt Madrid will be stupid enough to sell him after selling Ronaldo just now. They need him this season.
Of course they would.
Modric is 33 next month. At downside modelling you'd say his decline would be rapid this year. Mid level he'll make it the next couple of years and extremely bullish would be 4 years.
His distribution may continue but the step overs, energy and speed will almost certainly decline fairly rapidly.
I'd say a top star is worth about £20m a season, unless talking Messi/ Ronaldo where you might double this.
Mid price/ expected is maybe £40m for Modric. Madrid will likely ask £60/£70m+, pure guess! You would thus be buying years where his expected output would significantly drop.
He would have no sell on value, would disrupt the development of Pogba/ Fred and arguably wouldn't be the difference to cover our much bigger holes in RW and RB/LB, not to mention our general lack of foreward mentality which may well be driven by weaknesses at CB.
I'm sorry, but not for me! Madrid will be smart to cash in off the back of World Cup hype and reinvest in a future operating model.
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Wow really?! Did he also under perform that first season then or?
The best midfielder in the world turning 33 next month.
He is already in the space where 1 year contracts are preferred for good reason. Declines can be rapid and unexpected. Very few continue to late 30s in a Giggs like manner and even Giggs had plenty of years of criticism so injuries and form can really fluctuate. Recovery is slower and any knock has exponential impacts.
I see two players who are good enough to play in your midfield, perhaps three depending on how Fred kicks on. So yeah, that's not enough for 3 midfield spots imo, but if you're happy to keep on playing Fellaini off the bench you won't hear me complaining.
No matter where you actually need to strenghten, if world class players like Modric or Ronaldo are available you shouldn't even be mentioning the likes of McTominay and Pereira. Ronaldo has the physical attributes to perform for at least another three to four years and Modric has never been the kind of player who had to rely on his physical skills.
You're basically saying you should pass on Marcelo because you already have Young and Shaw for the LB position which is more than enough.
Who’s to say Madrid will even sell to us?
Also, Modric may want to go into an “easier” league?!
Also, Modric may want to go into an “easier” league?!
Modric doesn't rely on physical attributes - similar players like Xavi and Pirlo played well into their 30s on the highest level. He just had his best season in his career. I'd be more worried about Matic who's 30 with his past injury record than I would be for Modric.
He relies on them more than Pirlo and Xavi did, not a great deal more but it's noticeable.
Fellaini has just renewed his contract so no.
He;s over 29 years old, obviously not good for us, this forum would riot.
Madrid would only sell Modric to us if Pogba is going the other way.
Why would they want to lose Ronaldo and Modric in the same window?
He was just voted player of the tournament for the World Cup
Why would they want to lose Ronaldo and Modric in the same window?
He was just voted player of the tournament for the World Cup
Even then, still pretty reliable imo if he just had his best season ever aged 32.
Him, Pogba and Matic would be a stupidly good midfield on paper. Seems pretty balanced too. Would be very surprised if Madrid allowed him and Ronaldo to move in the same window though, he may be getting on but whilst his work rate might fade a little in the next couple of years, his technical ability will keep him going till his mid 30's, I feel. I guess they have Kovacic to come in but it would be very big shoes to fill.
Agreed, for what it's worth I still think he's got a few years left in the tank personally.
Interesting examples there.
Xavi moved to Al Sadd at 35, Pirlo moved to New York City at 35.
Both arguably rely less on pace and skill than Modric.
But even if you say like for like that is 2 years before he'd comparatively be retiring to a crap league...!
Fellaini is here so we have to pay him and have him as backup even if i do not want him here i have to back our players. Modric has 1-2 years left on top level and we have lots of midfield players i even forgot we have Matic.
Marcelo has more years left on top level than Modric and LB is the position we need to strengthen the most so how the feck can we pass on Marcelo
Why not?
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Try getting the ball off that lot. If he's available we should be in but resigning Fellaini means no chance of that happening which is quite sad. If Fellaini had been sold the space would've been there. I'd rather get Thiago if we're looking for that elite midfielder though. Around 5 years younger but just as good.
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Try getting the ball off that lot. If he's available we should be in but resigning Fellaini means no chance of that happening which is quite sad. If Fellaini had been sold the space would've been there. I'd rather get Thiago if we're looking for that elite midfielder though. Around 5 years younger but just as good.
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God forbid we should sign the best midfielder in the World. This place would go into complete meltdown.
I'm sure if we bid for Messi, some on this forum would claim that he isn't good enough for our team.
I'm sure if we bid for Messi, some on this forum would claim that he isn't good enough for our team.
Modric is basically 33 and has a 2 year contract. That aside he is still looking very good.
I'd have to question how much he'd cost
and how much time would we get from him? Can he still thrive in a more physically demanding league?
I'd probably sign him but not for more than £30M because we likely won't get more than 3 years from him and he'd be on a superstars salary.
I'd have to question how much he'd cost
and how much time would we get from him? Can he still thrive in a more physically demanding league?
I'd probably sign him but not for more than £30M because we likely won't get more than 3 years from him and he'd be on a superstars salary.
Would make sense going to Inter tbh. Vrsaljko there, Perisic there, Brozovic there, and building a very good team.
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Could well push Juve for the title with that tbh if Nain gets to his best. Obviously far from guaranteed Modric will go, but it does make sense in some ways. Real Madrid is guaranteed to go through a big transition, marcelo, Ronaldo, modric, Ramos, benzema all 30+, Bale and Kroos close to that I think, Zidane gone, just won 3 CL's in a row. They might be thinking get some money in whilst they'll struggle a bit anyway, bring in their younger players with bigger roles like Ceballos, Kovacic, Asensio and push through. Not the worst idea tbh.Vrsaljko Miranda Skriniar D'Ambrosio
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Literally the last transfer we need right now.
Relative to his other seasons, he didn’t have a Great one. Howeve, He only played 19 times, averaging only 38 minutes per game and scored once. It was partly due to the fact that Jose often insisted playing him as a striker, where he really excells in his current midfield role. He got a pretty big 33% of the vote for worst signing !
I think the joke was that he was voted a worse signing than Alex Song, who played a lot more than him and contributed much less. I think this label hung over him for the next 2 or 3 seasons, even though he vastly improved in this time, until he became a mainstay.
My brother was always a huge fan of modric. 6 years ago he met Bilic in croatia and Bilic was being real cool and spoke with my brother and his teammates(futsal tourny in croatia) and my brother asked who the best croatian player is and bilic said modric easy.
Modric had a tough time settling in at real, didnt get many minutes in the beginning and all that. Going to madrid isnt the easiest thing. I think the time he started his transformation into what he is today was that game winning goal against man utd a few years back in the champions league. The game where nani got that red card. Modric got subbed on and played real well then scored an awesome goal from outside the box and won them the game. After that it was a smooth ride uphill.
Tl;dr 6 yrs back my bro asked bilic whos the best croation player, he said modric. I believe modric started becoming a great real madrid player after his game winning goal against man utd.
Wouldn't say no, one of the best midfielders in the world at the moment.
Full back / RW urgently needs upgrading though, could do with CB aswell.
Our defence isn't as good as the stats say, it helps having 10men behind the ball 90% of the time.
Full back / RW urgently needs upgrading though, could do with CB aswell.
Our defence isn't as good as the stats say, it helps having 10men behind the ball 90% of the time.
Thiago is far from Modric' level. Like, not even close.
No.
He's far from declined but they'd want about £50-60m for him. If he does move to Inter and it's not about a new contract, it will be for like €25m + bonuses.
Love Modric, I rate him higher than Iniesta & Xavi. But now's not the time to sign him given he went for £30m from Spurs originally.
He's far from declined but they'd want about £50-60m for him. If he does move to Inter and it's not about a new contract, it will be for like €25m + bonuses.
Love Modric, I rate him higher than Iniesta & Xavi. But now's not the time to sign him given he went for £30m from Spurs originally.
That line up is good enough to be a force in the CL next season, that's a hell of a team.I'm a fan of thiago but this comparison is just daft.
There isn't a single DLP who can compete with Modric.
His age is a concern, however he would be brilliant for at least a couple of years.
He is literally in his prime, albeit maybe the backend. Would be a brilliant signing despite his age, rotation would allow AP still to feature. If he fulfills his promise he can take over from Luka gradually over the next few years.
All speculation to the side, can't see him ever leaving Madrid.
I doubt Real would sell to us. I think they could sell to Inter if Modric pushes for the move. They have plenty of talent to replace him, namely Kovacic and Ceballos, but maybe they dont want to lose too much winners so quickly after Ronaldo
What the hell is this haha ? are you okay ?
How should this be read ? where is the sense of the attack ?
Did you deliberately ignore @AlexUTD mentioning two other young players (who both cost a lot of money) who would also be impacted by Modric joining? Its not Top Red stuff to be concerned about a 32 year old player taking minutes from 3 players 25 and under.
He’s past his best, we need to buy players in to or coming up to their peak years, not players whose best years are behind them. If Madrid are looking to offload him, there’s a reason.
He literally just won the Golden Ball at the World Cup.
Don't quite agree with this,
Perisic/Toby/Willian offer no real value, only to improve the team in the short term and we have gone after all of them. Modric fits that category also.
Modric would instantly become our best midfielder. He's top class.
I personally don't see us making any moves, but not for the reasons you've mentioned.
Jose has his heart set on another CB
I’m not doubting his quality, it just really rubs me the wrong way for us to sign players who have given their best years to another club, like some sort of retirement home. And no matter how good Modric is in this moment, he’s given his best years to Madrid.
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Our midfield is quite strong and there is only one week left in the window. I therefore don't see the point in suddenly going after him when there exists other positions in the team that are of more pressing concern. We need to focus on those positions. Now if that is already being done and those deals are more or less concluded, and we then go for Modric, then I'm all for it...
Surely we should be able to rotate, play different systems and ensure everyone gets minutes to progrees.
It's worth pointing out we are a top football club, not a nursery.
Not signing Modric because we are afraid he will damage the potential of others is ridiculous. He is what they should aspire to be, having him around will do wonders, similar to xlatan.
The selection headache is one for Mourinho to consider not yourself, I have confidence one of the greatest managers of all time can manage a selection issue of having too many quality players to fit on the pitch.
If the young midfielders you mention are good enough they will make it despite Modric starting over them. Long term it is their duty to displace Modric as he ages. Learning/training alongside him will do them wonders, Modric wouldn't play every minute eiethe.