We do not know if the 2018 Golden Ball could end his huge player career there, but Luka Modric became a minority shareholder and co -owner of Swansea, the Championship club announced on Monday, the second English football division.
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“Luka’s investment in the club is a recognition of the club’s ambition and vision. He will play a key role in helping the club attract the attention of the whole world and to progress both on the field and outside, “Swansea wrote in a statement. The club, owned by an American consortium since 2016, has not revealed the amount of the 39 -year -old Croatian star’s investment.
“It is an exciting opportunity. Swansea has a strong identity, an incredible community of supporters and the ambition to compete at the highest level, “said Croatian midfielder from Real Madrid in the press release, adding wanting to” bring (his) experience “to the Welsh club, currently 12th of championship and which has not changed in the Premier League since 2018.
Modric is not the first Real Madrid player to invest in another club
Modric is not the first Real player to invest in a club in recent times, Kylian Mbappé having become the majority shareholder of SM Caen (Ligue 2) and Vinicius Junior that of FC Alverca (D2 Portuguese).
In 13 seasons spent in Madrid, after four in Tottenham, Modric won the Champions League six times and the championship four times. His contract arrives at the end of the season even if he could stay a year at Real. Captain of Croatia, finalist of the 2018 World Cup, he is also the most selected player (186).
On Wednesday, April 16, in the Champions League quarterfinals, Modric’s Real Madrid’s mission is to overthrow 3-0 defeat in London against Arsenal last week.
