Former Tremendous Eagles captain Mikel Obi has congratulated Croatian midfielder Luka Modric on signing a one-year contract extension with Actual Madrid, Soccernet.ng stories.

Modric has been among the best gamers for Actual Madrid since he joined the membership from English Premier League facet Tottenham Hotspur in 2012. The 38-year-old midfielder has performed a giant half within the membership’s success up to now 12 years.

Nonetheless, lately, he has began to take the backseat at Actual Madrid to youthful gamers due to his age. For many gamers above 30, Los Blancos at all times train some degree of warning when extending the contracts of gamers above 30 years of age.

Actual Madrid have additionally carried out this with Modric, who’s already previous his prime. His contract on the membership was imagined to expire this summer time.

Nonetheless, the membership handed him a one-year extension that can hold him in Madrid till the tip of subsequent season.

Following this growth, former Tremendous Eagles captain Mikel Obi shared an image of himself with the Actual Madrid star on July 17 to congratulate him on extending his contract.

Mikel performed at Chelsea for many of his profession, and he confronted Modric when the latter was at Tottenham. Modric is only a 12 months older than Mikel, however the Tremendous Eagles star retired from soccer three years in the past.

By the point Modric’s present contract ends, he might be 39, and it’s seemingly that he’ll retire afterwards.