LUKA MODRIC has reportedly offered to slash his pay in order to stay at Real Madrid for another season.
Mundo Deportivo claims Modric made the proposal after a squad-wide second wage cut, brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, was rejected by the majority of Real’s first team.
Luke Modric is ready to take a pay cut so he can extend his Real Madrid dealCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Modric, 35, is out of contract at the end of the season but has been one of Zinedine Zidane’s most reliable players this term.
Only five players have clocked up more minutes than the Croatian midfielder.
And Modric is eager to continue his Bernabeu adventure for at least one more year.
The former Spurs man earns £390,000-a-week in the Spanish capital.
But Modric has offered to take a hefty pay cut in order to earn a new deal for the 21/22 campaign.
However, the report adds that he may be alone in making the proposal.
It’s said that the majority of players are ‘surprised and annoyed’ at the latest pay cut talks.
Real stars believe the club still plan on making big-money signings this summer, with PSG’s Kylian Mbappe and Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland linked.
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And they feel the money they give up will go towards paying for another expensive addition.
But it seems Modric is happy to forgo a bulk of his pay cheque in order to extend his Real stay for a tenth season.
He joined Los Blancos from Spurs in 2012 for £30million and has gone on to score 26 times in 371 games.
Modric has won a large number of trophies in that time, including two LaLiga titles and four Champions Leagues.
He also scooped the Ballon d’Or in 2018, ending Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s dominance.
And Modric picked up the World Cup Golden Ball in the same year too after leading Croatia to the final in Russia, which they lost to France.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
