Modrić open to Real Madrid return but no role or appointment agreed

Luka Modrić has expressed openness to a future role at Real Madrid, but no formal position has been agreed and no appointment has been confirmed by either the player or the club.

The Croatia midfielder, now 40, left Madrid as a free agent in the summer of 2025 after 13 years at the club and subsequently joined AC Milan. Comments attributed to Modrić by the Daily Post indicate he would be willing to help Madrid in some capacity after his playing days, while also acknowledging he would need to prepare for any such role and that the club would have to want him in it.

That is an expression of personal interest, not evidence of ongoing talks. Modrić has already retired from international football but has not indicated when he intends to end his club career. Nothing in the primary report suggests Madrid have begun a formal process to bring him back in any capacity.

Coaching and a director-type position have been raised in supplementary coverage as possible avenues for the former captain, but neither has been confirmed by Modrić or by Real Madrid. His willingness to consider helping the club is distinct from a declared coaching ambition or a structured appointment process.

Modrić did acknowledge that moving into coaching would require preparation — a point that underlines how early-stage any such thinking remains. Mentoring or a technical role have also been floated as conceivable options, though none of those possibilities has been agreed with the club.

His long association with the Bernabéu makes the idea of an eventual return an appealing narrative, but the facts on record are limited: Modrić has not ruled out coming back to Madrid after he stops playing, and the precise shape of any future involvement — as well as whether Madrid would pursue it — remains entirely undecided.