AC Milan have completed the signing of Luka Modric on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year, which is likely to see the Croatian continue playing at the top-level beyond his 40th birthday in September.
The Athletic reported in June that the Serie A side were interested in signing the midfielder after he announced in May that he would leave Madrid as a free agent after 14 years in the Spanish capital.
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Modric, 39, stayed at Madrid for the new-look Club World Cup in the United States, not agreeing official terms with Milan until after the tournament.
Speaking to Milan’s social media channels, Modric said he was very happy “to be starting a new chapter” of his career.
The Croatia international played 597 times for Madrid after joining from Tottenham Hotspur in 2012, scoring 43 goals and winning 26 trophies. Modric won four La Liga titles, while he helped his side to a record-levelling six Champions League trophies.
Following Madrid’s Champions League victory in 2017-18, as well as his role in Croatia’s run to the World Cup final in Russia, Modric won the Ballon d’Or and became the first player other than Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi to do so since Kaka in 2007.
Milan finished eighth in Serie A last season, two points off European football places for the 2025-26 campaign. They sacked manager Sergio Conceicao after five months in charge in May, replacing him with Massimiliano Allegri. The Italian returns after being out of work since being dismissed by Juventus in May 2024.
Allegri has spent the entirety of his managerial career in Italy, three-and-a-half seasons of those with Milan between 2010 and January 2014 where he won a Scudetto in his first season.
Modric joins Milan’s midfield after the Italian club sold Tijjani Reijnders to Manchester City in June.
Real Madrid reached the semi-final of the Club World Cup in July. Modric came on for Jude Bellingham in the 64th minute as the Spanish side lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain.
He will wear the No 14 shirt for Milan.
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