Real Madrid icon Luka Modric becomes part-owner of Swansea City

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Luka Modric, the veteran Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder, has made a surprise return to British football — but this time in the boardroom — by becoming a co-owner of Championship side Swansea City.  Modric described the opportunity as “exciting” and said he plans to use his vast experience in top-level football to help build the club’s future.

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00:00Veteran Real Madrid and Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has made a surprise return to

00:08British football but this time in the boardroom by becoming a co-owner of Championship side

00:14Swansea City.

00:17The club announced that Modric, still playing regularly for Madrid at the age of 39, will

00:22play a key role in helping Swansea garner global attention.

00:26Currently sitting mid-table in the Championship, Swansea hope that Modric's involvement can

00:32bring renewed energy to their long-term project.

00:36Modric described the opportunity as exciting and said he plans to use his vast experience

00:42in top-level football to help build the club's future.

00:46His arrival comes in the wake of major ownership changes with Andy Coleman, Brett Kravett, Nigel

00:52Morris and Jason Cohen, purchasing a majority stake last November, ending the mixed tenure

00:59of Jason Leuven and Steve Kaplan.

01:03The 2018 Ballon d'Or winner pointed to Swansea's strong identity and loyal fanbase as key reasons

01:10for his decision, stating that he hopes to positively influence the club's progress and contribute

01:16meaningfully to its growth.

01:19Swansea chief executive Tom Gorridge hailed Modric's arrival as a major coup.

01:24He praised the midfielder as a perfect role for both senior and academy players and highlighted

01:30Modric's genuine passion for helping the club move forward.

01:36Gorridge added that the midfielder's football insight and understanding of the team's dynamics

01:43will be invaluable.

01:45Although his contract with Real Madrid expires this summer, Modric remains an important player

01:51under Carlo Ancelotti.

01:54This season, Modric has made 57 appearances for club and country and has now earned 186 caps

02:00for Croatia.

02:02He previously spent four years in England with Tottenham from 2008-2012, including two appearances

02:09against Swansea in the 2011-2012 season.

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