{"id":931556,"date":"2026-09-03T09:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/modric-still-has-a-lot-to-offer-amid-retirement-talk\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:17:46","slug":"modric-still-has-a-lot-to-offer-amid-retirement-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/modric-still-has-a-lot-to-offer-amid-retirement-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Modric still has \u2018a lot to offer\u2019 amid retirement talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Luka Modric believes he still has &#8220;a lot to offer&#8221; as the AC Milan midfielder dismissed any talk\u00a0of retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Modric, who turns 41 later this month, joined Milan on a free transfer ahead of the 2025-26 season, and he extended his contract until June 2027 following the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Croatia international has made 39 appearances for the Rossoneri, scoring two goals and providing three assists.<\/p>\n<p>He completed more passes than any other Milan player last season (2,072), while only Alexis Saelemaekers (64) created more chances than his 54.<\/p>\n<p>He has featured in both Serie A games under Ruben Amorim this season, with Milan starting their campaign with wins over Torino and Venezia.<\/p>\n<p>Modric, who participated at his fifth World Cup earlier this year, insists he has no immediate plans to retire as he is enjoying his football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There seems to be this idea floating about that when you reach a certain age, it&#8217;s better to retire and step aside. But I don&#8217;t see it that way if you feel good because this is my life,&#8221; Modric told Diario AS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How long will that be? I know the end is getting closer and closer, but I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;ll be this year or the next. You never know, another one [year].<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Luka and the boss \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6YKRWEXqrm\">pic.twitter.com\/6YKRWEXqrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AC Milan (@acmilan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/acmilan\/status\/2095121094898319514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I love what I do. I truly love football and I&#8217;m happy and enjoying myself. I&#8217;ve been doing this for over 30 years \u2013 I started as a child at the age of six \u2013 and I know it can&#8217;t last as long as other jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But for me, this isn&#8217;t a job; it&#8217;s something I love. And when you do something you love, you don&#8217;t see it as a job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, I&#8217;m not in the same shape as I was 12 or 15 years ago, but I think I&#8217;ve still got a lot to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I try to stay in the present, live in the moment, enjoy myself, and then see how my body responds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But so far, I still think I can compete at this level, and I believe I&#8217;m proving that in matches and in everything else; that&#8217;s why I want to carry on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll see how long it lasts \u2013 I don&#8217;t want to set any deadlines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/modric-still-has-a-lot-to-offer-amid-retirement-talk\/404278\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>SoccerNews Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Luka Modric believes he still has &#8220;a lot to offer&#8221; as the AC Milan midfielder dismissed any talk\u00a0of retirement. Modric, who turns 41 later this month, joined Milan on a free transfer ahead of the 2025-26 season, and he extended his contract until June 2027 following the World Cup. The Croatia international has made [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":931557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98835,4332,2005],"tags":[98833,6620],"class_list":["post-931556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-modric","category-offer","category-soccer","tag-modric","tag-offer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=931556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/931557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=931556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=931556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=931556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}