Modric joins Milan as it looks for big improvement
Luka Modric has officially been announced as AC Milan player after ending his glittering career at LaLiga giant Real Madrid and vowing to take the Italian giant back to the top.
Modric departs Madrid having amassed 597 matches for Los Blancos, collecting 28 trophies in the process, more titles than any other player in the club's illustrious history.
He joins a Milan side looking for big improvements under new coach Massimiliano Allegri, who rejoined the Rossoneri after a spell in charge from June 2010 to January 2014.
Milan finished eighth in Serie A in 2024-2025 under former coach Sergio Conceicao, who was sacked as a result of not meeting the club's high expectations its failure to qualify for Europe.
Paulo Fonseca, the coach at the start of last season, only lasted six months in the job, and although Conceicao oversaw January's Supercoppa Italiana triumph, his reign only lasted five months and one day.
Modric, who won the Ballon d'Or in 2018, has signed an initial one-year with the option of a further 12 months, and says his aim is to bring glory back to the Rossoneri.
"I'm very happy to be here at a great club like AC Milan to start a new chapter in my career. I can't wait to see you all at San Siro," he said on his social media profiles.
"We hope to make you happy and give you many wonderful moments this year, to make you proud of us and celebrate many victories together. A big hug to everyone!"
This will be only Milan's fourth campaign without European football this century, having also spent 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 without continental commitments.
