Luka Modric Leaps to Kylian Mbappe’s Defence After Paris Saint Germain Star Turned Down Real Madrid

• Luka Modric has reiterated that it was well within Kylian Mbappe's rights to extend his stay with PSG rather than join Real Madrid
• Mbappe was expected to join Madrid on a free transfer this summer but shocked the world after he agreed to a new contract with the French giants
• Modric has admitted that Mbappe is a great player but the club(Real Madrid) will always come first

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has jumped to Kylian Mbappe's defence. Mbappe rejected a move to Real Madrid earlier in the transfer window and chose to extend his stay with Paris Saint-Germain for a further three years.

The move left a sour taste on many of Real Madrid's faithful given that it was widely expected that Mbappe will make the move to Santiago Bernabeu.

But PSG pulled out all stops which included making the French star the best-paid footballer in the world to convince him to stay.

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Modric has now said that it was Mbappe's right to make whatever decision he wanted to as Marca reports.

Mbappe made his decision, that's his right and now he's living with that decision. We all thought he would come to us, but it didn't happen. Now what? We're not going to crucify him.

Mbappe is a great player, but as I always repeat, no footballer is more important than the club, Real Madrid are the biggest, above all players, and it will always be like that.

While signing his new deal with Paris, Mbappe did not rule out a possible move to Madrid in the future. The Los Blancos have since gone ahead to sign Aurelien Tchouameni who could be seen as the apparent heir to the 36-year-old Modric.

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The midfield veteran recently extended his contract by another year. The Croatian international will be hoping to lead his side in the Qatar World Cup later this year where they will face Belgium, Canada and Morocco in Group F.

Luka Modric thinks that Lionel Messi's Argentina are the favourites to win the FIFA World Cup

Previously, Sports Brief reported that Luka Modric has touted Argentina as strong favourites to win the World Cup later this year.

The Croatian captain has claimed that Argentina are a good team and the addition of Lionel Messi makes them practically unplayable. Argentina have placed themselves in a prime position to win football’s greatest trophy by winning the Copa America and the Finalissima trophies.

The side will be hoping to go one better than their 2014 exploits where they reached the final and lost to Germany.