Real Madrid icon Luka Modric Madrid joins Swansea City as co-owner

Swansea City has announced that Ballon drsquoOr winner Luka Modric has joined the club as an investor and coownerLuka is one of the most decorated player in Real Madrid history winning six Champions Leagues six Club World Cups five European Super Cups four La Liga titles two Spanish Cups and five Spanish Super CupsldquoThis is an exciting opportunity Swansea has a strong identity an incredible fanbase and the ambition to compete at the highest level Playing at the highest level I believe I can provide my experience to the club My goal is to support the clubrsquos growth in a positive way and to help to build an exciting futurerdquo said ModricHe has also won the The Best FIFA Menrsquos Player award The Ballon drsquoOr and played in the 2018 World Cup Final He is Croatiarsquos most capped player of all time and at the age of 39 has made 45 appearances for Real Madrid already this season scoring four goalsLuka will play a key role in helping the Championship club garner global attention and progress both on and off the pitchldquoI am excited that Luka has come on board as an investor and coowner There is no better role model in the game for our players from the academy right through to the first team His endorsement of our ambition and willingness to support us on our journey will be instrumental as we aim to continue to improve our results on and off the pitch In our conversations he has demonstrated his passion for the club his knowledge of how we are performing and a genuine passion to help us improve I am really looking forward to working with him more closely to drive us forwardrdquo read the statement by Tom Gorringe CEOThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params