Overview
- Modric signed a one-year contract with AC Milan on a free transfer, including an option to extend through June 2027.
- He departed Real Madrid after 13 seasons and 28 major trophies, concluding with 597 appearances and a Club World Cup semifinal loss to Paris Saint-Germain.
- The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner underwent a medical in Milan and was assigned the number 14 shirt as a tribute to Johan Cruyff and his Tottenham heritage.
- Massimiliano Allegri has been rehired as coach and will integrate Modric into a midfield bolstered by recent additions like Youssouf Fofana, Yunus Musah and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- Modric is scheduled to start training at Milanello in early August ahead of Milan’s Coppa Italia debut on August 17 and the Serie A opener later in the month.