Luka Modric offers emotional farewell to Real Madrid in front of the final La Liga game

Luka Modrić wrote a long letter to the fans of Real Madrid to give the club that he has called for 13 years.

Despite reporting on the request of the arriving manager Xabi Alonso to maintain his services for at least one further season, it is assumed that Madrid decided against the renewal of Modrić’s contract, and the club confirmed that the veteran middle field player will leave this summer after the FIFA Club World Championship.

The most successful player in his history will be clearly emotional, and Modrić has drawn on social media directly for those who have supported him since participating in 2012.

“It has come,” he started. “The time when I never wanted to come, but that’s football, and in life everything has a beginning and an end … On Saturday I will play my last game in the Santiago Bernabéu.

“I arrived in 2012 with the hope of wearing the jersey of the best team in the world and the ambition, doing great things, but I couldn’t have imagined what came next. Playing for Real Madrid changed my life as a footballer and as a person. I am proud to be part of one of the most successful times of the greatest club in history.

“I would like to thank the club sincerely, especially President Florentino Pérez, my teammates, coaches and everyone who helped me during this time.