La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[skarais]

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Modric will not leave the national team after the 2024 Euro. He might go to the MLS or Saudi league, but I doubt if he will retire or stay in Europe. Modric is actually still very good at his age, the only thing is that he can't play back to back for a long time.
It was a good thing for Madrid to renew his contract for a year because Madrid still needs his creativity in that midfield. There is no midfielder as creative as Modric right now in that Madrid midfield, not even 100m euros Bellingham.

After all, Real Madrid also can't let their midfield destabilize if they don't keep Modric. Even though Real Madrid has many players in midfield positions such as Aurélien Tchouaméni, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos, Dani Ceballos and Jude Bellingham, Modric has been their mainstay throughout the season.

Luka Modric is a key player in Real Madrid's midfield and it is quite natural for Real Madrid to keep him while expecting Jude Bellingham to adapt well to his new team. I know Modric won't be as strong as he was a few seasons ago, but he is still a key player that Real Madrid needs next season.

[Davidvictorson]

Why do you think Modric should do that? If he had constructive talks with the management of Real Madrid and they told him that they will still count on him next season as a regular player and not sitting on the bench all the time, isn't it great that he decides to play for another season and make the club, the fans and himself happy? He decided from season to season and he did the right think extending his contract for not too long but still having the possibility to play in one of the best teams in the world on the highest level in the world. I think he feels great and should follow his own thoughts here instead of just looking at the money.

Real Madrid being one of the best teams in the world will have to deal with the exit of some key players. I am surprised that Modric isn't willing to move to Saudi Arabia to have a taste of Arab money. On the other hand, maybe he is thinking that it would slow down his professional growth. Because the Saudi League looks like a league where star players go to get enough retirement money. Also, moving to Saudi Arabia is like trying to join a team that is just starting out building the club from the ground up, Real Madrid is already built. It would be stressful for him. I look forward to him continuing having a successful career at Real Madrid.

[RockBell]

I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.

For next season it looks like Luka Modric will stay at Real Madrid and he still has the chance of at least one season to play in Europe. Fitness and physicality are an obstacle for him to play full game in every match, but for the national team that might still be able to play at Euro 2024, the decision to move might be realized next season because for now Real Madrid still needs him until next season.

The opportunity to move to Saudi Arabia will be considered when his contract with Real Madrid is up and so far only Saudi Arabia has been able to provide big salaries for European players and many European players have already decided to play in the Saudi Arabian League, whereas MLM is only looking for a few players according to the needs and not as intense as Saudi Arabia.

Luka Modric if he eventually plays for real Madrid this will be the last season, his age will not favor him and I think why Madrid is still keeping him because of his performance, his performance is not that bad this season, in La Liga he scored four goals and scored three goals in the champions, I think the man still has some juice in him. and I think he should prepare, once his retirement his near he should just move to Saud since their room for him to make more money,  age will always catch up with footballers look at Ronaldo and Messi age has caught up with them and has affected their performance, and Ronaldo has been in Saudi has favored. him.  

[tusandii]

I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.

Of course it is still admirable to see him being able to play for 120 minutes despite his age. We saw this in the Nations League you know. But he doesn't seem interested in going to a team outside Europe for now.

Modric will not leave the national team after the 2024 Euro. He might go to the MLS or Saudi league, but I doubt if he will retire or stay in Europe. Modric is actually still very good at his age, the only thing is that he can't play back to back for a long time.
It was a good thing for Madrid to renew his contract for a year because Madrid still needs his creativity in that midfield. There is no midfielder as creative as Modric right now in that Madrid midfield, not even 100m euros Bellingham.

Modric is currently 37 years old and after Euro 2024 he is getting closer to 40 so it is impossible that Modric will move to Saudi.
But Modric is still being kept by Real Madrid until next season and this proves that in fact Modric is still worthy of being relied on by a big club like Madrid.
It's just that many football experts have stated that 2024 is the last season for Modric to play with the Croatian National Team and also Real Madrid because after that it is likely that he will make the decision to retire.

[Balmain]

I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.

Of course it is still admirable to see him being able to play for 120 minutes despite his age. We saw this in the Nations League you know. But he doesn't seem interested in going to a team outside Europe for now.

In short, he wants to fight not money but more professionalism at the end of his age, really respectable. In 2024, there is a chance to win the champions league and the Croatian national team in the Euro 2024 cup, and he must see these achievements as more valuable than money. When we look at the discipline of life, it is completely clear what training style he will prefer. Let's see what he can add to his achievements in the last part of his age.

[FanEagle]

Many believe that Modric and Real Madrid could leave. He will not renew the contract with Real Madrid at the end, will go to the league of Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric was offered by Saudi Arabia. But every time the offer came, he turned it down. He wants to stay at Real Madrid. The 37 year old croatian star still wants to play European football. So the Croatian midfielder has renewed his contract with Real for one more year.

Players who end up going to the Saudi Pro Liga are not solely because of money, some of them are because the previous club no longer wants to extend the player's contract and when there is an offer with money that is attractive enough will certainly be accepted.
It seems that money is not so much a target for Modric at this time compared to continuing to play for Real Madrid so that he can play in European competitions, although his career can be said to be at the end but his contribution to Real Madrid is quite big that's why Real Madrid also still offer him a contract extension, even though he is quite old and Real Madrid have also brought in young players who are expected to replace his position but one season is still needed until finally Jude Bellingham was able to adapt well and replaced Modric's role in Madrid.
The option after the contract at Real Madrid is over is to go to the Saudi Pro Liga if there is still a tempting offer or even end his career at his current club, and Modric will become one of the legends at Real Madrid.

I bet that all of them could have found a contract in Europe that would have been a lower payment, they just wanted to take the money that's the only reason. I know it sounds like that's not the only reason but do you really think that Kante couldn't find a team?

Even Chelsea wanted him to stay and offered him money but because he was offered 100 million he rejected Chelsea, same goes for Benzema as well that dude was getting a ton of money and he was offered again by Madrid, literally the club he played for a decade, and yet he declined because he was offered 100+ million too. Ronaldo is a sole case, because he was not officially offered by any club we know, there were rumors, but nothing even remotely close to what he got here, that's the difference maker.

[HajiBagi]

I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.

Of course it is still admirable to see him being able to play for 120 minutes despite his age. We saw this in the Nations League you know. But he doesn't seem interested in going to a team outside Europe for now.

It would be good if Luka Modric ended his career after playing in Saudi Arabia like Ronaldo and Benzema, as I believe that there will be a team in Saudi Arabia that will be interested in him. He may retire at any time or when he turns 40, but he is currently 37. He may still perform better than some of the younger players on the field.
I believe he can still perform, but seeing him in Saudi Arabia will excite many people, including the team's fans. Luka Modric will never forget a team called Real Madrid; he is one of the heroes who made the team what it is today by being the highest team to have won the Champions League globally.

[indah rezqi]

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Luka Modric is now about 38 years old. However, Luka Modric's fitness is very good. He still runs a lot and suffers very few injuries. And this is why Real Madrid still keeps Luka Modric with their squad. If Luka Modric wasn't fit, Madrid wouldn't have kept him in the squad even though he is a legendary player for Madrid.
However, I think Luka Modric will move to Saudi Arabia after his contract with Madrid ends. Because Luka Modric pays big wages to older star players too.

Even Modric is very likely to be sold by Real Madrid and move to another team in the middle of the season. Renewal of the contract is just Real Madrid's marketing strategy so that Modric does not leave on a free transfer, so if in the winter transfer market Real Madrid get an offer for Modric then it is very possible for them to sell him.

Real Madrid know that there are many teams who want to get Modric, so they have to move fast and seal him with a new contract. So if any other team were to approach him, then of course they would have to pay Madrid a transfer fee instead of free.

[Hvdv]

I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.

Of course it is still admirable to see him being able to play for 120 minutes despite his age. We saw this in the Nations League you know. But he doesn't seem interested in going to a team outside Europe for now.

Modric will not leave the national team after the 2024 Euro. He might go to the MLS or Saudi league, but I doubt if he will retire or stay in Europe. Modric is actually still very good at his age, the only thing is that he can't play back to back for a long time.
It was a good thing for Madrid to renew his contract for a year because Madrid still needs his creativity in that midfield. There is no midfielder as creative as Modric right now in that Madrid midfield, not even 100m euros Bellingham.

Modric is one of the best midfielders in world football. He is a name that has helped Real Madrid for a long time and I am sure he will quit football next year if Real Madrid does not offer him a contract. I don't think he would want to play in Saudi Arabia or MLS. Because he is attached to Real Madrid with a sense of belonging, he will want to leave football there.

[snipie]

Even Modric is very likely to be sold by Real Madrid and move to another team in the middle of the season. Renewal of the contract is just Real Madrid's marketing strategy so that Modric does not leave on a free transfer, so if in the winter transfer market Real Madrid get an offer for Modric then it is very possible for them to sell him.

Real Madrid know that there are many teams who want to get Modric, so they have to move fast and seal him with a new contract. So if any other team were to approach him, then of course they would have to pay Madrid a transfer fee instead of free.

Limited contract is a strategy done by Real Madrid to keep their players while they are fit and let them go whenever they fail to prove themselves, otherwise the contract will be longer than 1 year. This point made Sergio Ramos for exemple quit Real Madrid although he was the captain and the longest player that played with the team exclusively.
Modric is a good player and he can play good for another two seasons in my opinion

[Leviathan.007]

I think Luka Modric won't go to Saudi Arabia after the end of his contract with Real Madrid either. I expect him to retire after having his last season here. He can even retire from national football as well at the same time. It just feels like Modric could have gone to a Saudi Arabian team or an MLS team maybe already. Because he is really old now.
Of course it is still admirable to see him being able to play for 120 minutes despite his age. We saw this in the Nations League you know. But he doesn't seem interested in going to a team outside Europe for now.

I don't think Luka modric will retire in Real Madrid or national team because he will like to join Saudi Arabian team because many potential players are joining the team base on the huge amount of money Saudi Arabian are paying potential players, which is higher than the amount of money other teams are paying their players. Since Luka modric is still displaying well in his national team and Real Madrid, I believe he still have some new skills to showcase in Saudi Arabian team so that his name will be everywhere before he retire from football career. Based on the strength and energy Luka modric used to showcased in any opportunity given to him, show that he will still display at the age of 50 or 60 because the skills is there for him to fulfill his football career at old age.

Players have different mind set and taste. Not every potential players that will accept the deal from Saudi Arabian clubs. Many are there with intentions of making money and returning later to Europe.  Others go there to make money and retire at once. Luca Nordic already has played to the end of his career and he's currently a captain. Lucaa He is already 37 and is so in love with real Madrid. Modric is a legend in Madrid and will love to retire as a legend. He can still play well at 40 or even more but I think he will rather spend those extra year's of sacrifice at Madrid and retire as an icon.

If there is a big offer from a Saudi club, I think he should accept it, isn't that good for him because he can earn a lot of money although being too old? Modric is still very fit, also he can become a new Icon for Saudi. I don't think that's too bad either, after all Modric is already a legend for Real Madrid. So whatever his decision Modric fans will definitely accept it with great pleasure, retiring at Real Madrid is also not the only way for a Modric because he is still very fit even fitter than Benzema.

You are right. Modric should join a club in Saudi Arabia now if he gets a good offer. Luka Modric's fitness is still very good. Modrich has better fitness than Ronaldo and Benzema. He can still perform well. But if he is not fit enough next season and cannot consistently feature in the squad due to injury, then perhaps no club will be interested in paying Modrich higher wages. And so Modrich should leave Real Madrid and perform in a less competitive league.

They are many players they got retired but just a few players did choose to play for the Arabian teams, many other players prefer to get retired from the team they like, for example, if they get retired from Real Madrid they can get retired like a legend or some other players prefer to get back to their country and get retired in the team where they started playing there. Maybe Modric just doesn't want to play in the Arabian teams.

[kawetsriyanto]

Even Modric is very likely to be sold by Real Madrid and move to another team in the middle of the season. Renewal of the contract is just Real Madrid's marketing strategy so that Modric does not leave on a free transfer, so if in the winter transfer market Real Madrid get an offer for Modric then it is very possible for them to sell him.

Real Madrid know that there are many teams who want to get Modric, so they have to move fast and seal him with a new contract. So if any other team were to approach him, then of course they would have to pay Madrid a transfer fee instead of free.

Indeed. If Real Madrid doesn't extend Modric's contract, he will leave Real Madrid with a free transfer status. If it happens, Real Madrid gets nothing from Modric's transfer. Real Madrid may also think Modric's role is still needed to help the young midfielders, so Real Madrid doesn't want to lose him in the next season. So, there are some reasons that Real Madrid needs to renewal Modric's contract and I think it is the right way. Modric's role is still irreplaceable, he has a crucial role in the midfield line.

[Velvet78]

Xavi has only one year left on his contract now. It looks like the board don't want to rush a new contract for him yet. Actually after winning the La Liga title I wouldn't have been surprised if the board offered a contract extension to Xavi. But interestingly there isn't any deal yet. Maybe they want to see whether there will be consistency next time as well.

I don't doubt their La Liga performance already now. But as for the Champions League it is really difficult to say a thing. Because the recent two years were really horrible for them. We need proof by Barcelona this time to start believing in them to do better than the recent participations.

[Iroh]

I bet that all of them could have found a contract in Europe that would have been a lower payment, they just wanted to take the money that's the only reason. I know it sounds like that's not the only reason but do you really think that Kante couldn't find a team?

Yeah, I’m also willing to bet that most of them(if not all) could have found a contract in Europe that won’t pay as well as the Saudis. Money is the deciding factor when it comes down to these types of transfers. Kante, in my opinion is a very good and talented player and I always loved watching him work the midfield at Chelsea.
And a player like him can find a team that wouldn’t pay as much as the Saudis but would love to have him on the squad.

[borovichok]

Xavi has only one year left on his contract now. It looks like the board don't want to rush a new contract for him yet. Actually after winning the La Liga title I wouldn't have been surprised if the board offered a contract extension to Xavi. But interestingly there isn't any deal yet. Maybe they want to see whether there will be consistency next time as well.

I don't doubt their La Liga performance already now. But as for the Champions League it is really difficult to say a thing. Because the recent two years were really horrible for them. We need proof by Barcelona this time to start believing in them to do better than the recent participations.

Xavi Hernandez passed through difficult stages merely to win the La Liga league title; I'm guessing the board doesn't seem satisfied with these results on their own; they need confirmation that the club has returned to magnificent ways before they offer to extend bids for Xavi Hernandez. The blaugrana are experiencing financial difficulties, which prevents them from making window signings. This is understandable, and we should be patient with the squad; everything will fall back into place because president Joan Laporta is working diligently on it.

[bering]

Xavi has only one year left on his contract now. It looks like the board don't want to rush a new contract for him yet. Actually after winning the La Liga title I wouldn't have been surprised if the board offered a contract extension to Xavi. But interestingly there isn't any deal yet. Maybe they want to see whether there will be consistency next time as well.

I don't doubt their La Liga performance already now. But as for the Champions League it is really difficult to say a thing. Because the recent two years were really horrible for them. We need proof by Barcelona this time to start believing in them to do better than the recent participations.

If i am not mistaken Xavi has a contract until 2025 which mean he will be at Barcelona until summer 2025 and for time being Barcelona will rule out to talking about Xavi contract because this summer their focus is to buy new players and apparently Xavi has agree about that because his priority now is how to build Barcelona became an much better and performing well at Laliga and Champion league and maybe after end of next season contract extension will be discuss and Barcelona confident Xavi will be not leave and he will accept their proporsal and Xavi too will ensure he doesn't want to train other team besides Barcelona because he love this team so i think Barcelona fans shouldn't be worried about this because Barcelona will always be Xavi main priority

[Strongkored]

Xavi has only one year left on his contract now. It looks like the board don't want to rush a new contract for him yet. Actually after winning the La Liga title I wouldn't have been surprised if the board offered a contract extension to Xavi. But interestingly there isn't any deal yet. Maybe they want to see whether there will be consistency next time as well.

I don't doubt their La Liga performance already now. But as for the Champions League it is really difficult to say a thing. Because the recent two years were really horrible for them. We need proof by Barcelona this time to start believing in them to do better than the recent participations.

This reason is quite reasonable, but Barcelona certainly has to appreciate what Xavi has done in the last season because he managed to lift Barcelona after several seasons with quite disappointing results. If Barcelona wants to see first whether Xavi is able to properly make Barca a consistent team after that offer of a long contract, then Barcelona must also understand that one of the successes of a club is when they are also successful in the transfer market, by bringing in players that suit them and also to renew the team because of course the old players will start to age who experience a decrease in appearance. And we also see that some great managers who are finally able to turn their teams into achievers need time, not just 1-2 seasons and then going again to another club, so it would be better for Barca to keep Xavi because he has at least proven to be able to bring Barca back to being consistent.

[makishart]

Limited contract is a strategy done by Real Madrid to keep their players while they are fit and let them go whenever they fail to prove themselves, otherwise the contract will be longer than 1 year. This point made Sergio Ramos for exemple quit Real Madrid although he was the captain and the longest player that played with the team exclusively.
Modric is a good player and he can play good for another two seasons in my opinion

I don't even think so. Real madrid has been giving special contract for modric as he will able to leave from madrid anytime. he has got 1 year contract but the problem is if madrid is not also locking him to play 1 year full for madrid.
Madrid was also giving him an option if modric can leave from the club anytime. Modric can freely playing for madrid now without even think if he can leave next year.
Madrid has been giving the right decision to offer special contract for him. that means if modric was also a special player for madrid as he has been dedicating a lot of his time for real madrid.
It's good to see that modric may be retiring in madrid.

[UchihaSarada]

This reason is quite reasonable, but Barcelona certainly has to appreciate what Xavi has done in the last season because he managed to lift Barcelona after several seasons with quite disappointing results.

First Xavi proved that he is a good coach and is able to do his job well. He might not be a coach like Pep Guardiola but he is not a bad coach like Lampard. He still has time to improve his management and get a more successful career.

If Barcelona wants to see first whether Xavi is able to properly make Barca a consistent team after that offer of a long contract, then Barcelona must also understand that one of the successes of a club is when they are also successful in the transfer market, by bringing in players that suit them and also to renew the team because of course the old players will start to age who experience a decrease in appearance.

Barcelona do understand importance of player quality for success of their club. It is more important with them as recent years, they did not get many good youth players from La Massia like twenty years ago with Xavi, Iniesta, Busquet, Messi, Pedro ...

Though they understand this important contribution for player transfers, they have to be careful with their transfer strategy to make sure it balances between transfer budget and possible outcomes for their club. They must have plan B that if results are not good, their finance won't be impacted too negatively or comes to break point. It is very risky if they overspend money for player transfer and salary with a belief and bet that results will always be good.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Barcelona do understand importance of player quality for success of their club. It is more important with them as recent years, they did not get many good youth players from La Massia like twenty years ago with Xavi, Iniesta, Busquet, Messi, Pedro ...

Though they understand this important contribution for player transfers, they have to be careful with their transfer strategy to make sure it balances between transfer budget and possible outcomes for their club. They must have plan B that if results are not good, their finance won't be impacted too negatively or comes to break point. It is very risky if they overspend money for player transfer and salary with a belief and bet that results will always be good.

Regarding Barcelona's financial situation, I thought that winning the league would have eased their finances but it has done less than expected and they are still under financial stress. The club's structural debt remains at around 1.35 billion euros and they are working to reduce salaries to 528 million.

This reflects the fact that at the beginning of last season they embarked on a forward flight that is being held in check and will only succeed if they continue to perform well in the sporting arena and adjust their finances. One bad year can ruin everything.