{"id":51044,"date":"2026-05-01T14:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51044"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:27:22","slug":"luka-modric-likely-to-renew-ac-milan-contract-says-sporting-director-igli-tare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/luka-modric-likely-to-renew-ac-milan-contract-says-sporting-director-igli-tare\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Modri\u0107 likely to renew AC Milan contract, says Sporting Director Igli Tare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AC Milan\u2019s sporting director <b>Igli Tare<\/b> has expressed strong optimism regarding Luka Modri\u0107\u2019s future at the club, stating he believes the Croatian midfielder will sign a new deal to remain for the 2026-27 season.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to DAZN, Tare said, \u201cI believe Luka Modri\u0107 will sign new deal and stay with us for one more season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Season and Recovery Update<\/h3>\n<p>The contract discussions come at a critical time for the 40-year-old veteran:\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Injury Status<\/b>: Modri\u0107 has been ruled out for the remainder of the Serie A campaign after undergoing surgery for a complex fractured left cheekbone.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>The Incident<\/b>: The injury occurred during a collision with Manuel Locatelli during Milan\u2019s 0\u20130 draw against Juventus on April 26.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>World Cup Goals<\/b>: Despite the setback, Croatia head coach Zlatko Dali\u0107 is confident Modri\u0107 will recover in time to lead his national team at the 2026 World Cup, which begins on June 11.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Conditions for Renewal<\/h3>\n<p>While Milan is ready to increase his salary to approximately <b>\u20ac4.5 million<\/b> per season, reports suggest Modri\u0107\u2019s renewal may depend on several factors:\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Managerial Stability<\/b>: The continued presence of Massimiliano Allegri is reportedly a key factor for the midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <b>Squad Ambition<\/b>: Modri\u0107 is seeking assurances that the club will recruit sufficiently to compete in the latter stages of the Champions League.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since joining as a free agent from <b>Real Madrid<\/b>, Modri\u0107 has made 36 appearances for the Rossoneri, contributing <b>two goals<\/b> and <b>three assists<\/b> while serving as a vital leader in their push for European qualification<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AC Milan\u2019s sporting director Igli Tare has expressed strong optimism regarding Luka Modri\u0107\u2019s future at the club, stating he believes\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":502,"featured_media":51045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[670,5384,4057],"class_list":["post-51044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-ac-milan","tag-igli-tare","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51049,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51044\/revisions\/51049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}