Real Madrid Star Tipped to Snub €40million per Season Contract in Saudi to Stay With La Liga Giant

• Luka Modric has been widely tipped to renew his contract with Real Madrid when his current deal expires in the summer
• Modric is among several top players whose contracts who are into the final months of their contracts at the Santiago Bernabeu
• The Saudi league has offered Modric the opportunity to join Ronaldo in the Middle East by joining any club of his choice in the nation

Real Madrid has been urged to retain the services of Luka Modric even as the club plans to carry out a massive clear out of their fringe and aging players in the summer.

Modric is into the final six months of his contract with the La Liga champions and could be set to depart Santiago Bernabeu with an offer from the Saudi Pro League waiting.

The 37-year-old midfielder has been offered a contract worth €40million per season to join Al-Nassr but Predrag Mijatovic wants him to remain in Spain, Madrid Universal reports.

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The former Real Madrid player wishes Modric renews his contract with Los Blancos as the La Liga champions always play better whenever he is on the pitch.

Modric has played in 462 competitive matches for Real Madrid since arriving in 2012, tallying 36 goals and 74 assists.

Real Madrid considers letting Modric leave

Meanwhile, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is considering not renewing Luka Modric’s contract, which expires this summer, Football Espana reports.

The La Liga champions are itching to get Modric’s wages off their books as they believe they have decent replacements already in the team for the veteran Croatian midfielder.

Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga, and Federico Valverde have all stepped up in midfield this season for Real Madrid with the club also pushing to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.

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Modric, Kroos key despite Madrid transition

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Carlo Ancelotti said on Wednesday veteran midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are still key for Real Madrid even though he dropped the pair last weekend.

Los Blancos won 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday and the duo appeared from the bench, with Eduardo Camavinga and Dani Ceballos starting ahead of them.

Modric, 37, and Kroos, 33 -- both out of contract at the end of the season -- face stiff internal competition this season, with Ancelotti highlighting that Madrid are in a period of transition.