The Croatian midfielder Luka Modric and Real Madrid have extended their agreement for another season, the club announced.

"Real Madrid C. F. and Luka Modrić have agreed to extend the contract of our captain, linking him to the club until June 30, 2025," the statement reads.

Modric, 38, joined Real Madrid in 2012 from English club Tottenham Hotspur.

In his twelve seasons with Real Madrid, playing in 534 official matches (scoring 39 goals), Modric has won 26 titles, the highest number in the club's history alongside Nacho Fernández: 6 Champions Leagues (one of only five players to have won it), 5 Club World Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 4 La Liga titles, 2 Copa del Rey titles, and 5 Spanish Super Cups.

Additionally, Modrić won the Ballon d'Or in 2018, the FIFA The Best Award for Best Player, and was named UEFA Player of the Year. He has been included six times in the FIFA FIFPro World XI and has been named Champions League Midfielder of the Season twice. He has won the Ballon d'Or and the Silver Ball at the Club World Cup once each.

With the Croatian national team, for whom he has played 178 matches (most recently in the recent Euro 2024 in Germany), he won the Golden Ball at the 2018 World Cup and the Bronze Ball at the 2022 World Cup.