Insider Reveal! Zhejiang reporter Xu Yi broke the news that the Zhejiang team had contact with soccer superstar Modric, but failed to come to fruition due to salary restriction and other obstacles.
According to Soccer Daily, Wu Shao Koon, the vice president of Zhejiang club's attraction, had revealed that the club was interested in bringing in a world-class star who had appeared in the World Cup final in Russia. The star is interested in the high salary and rich culture of our league and has been in frequent contact with Zhejiang. As a mainstay of the luxury team, he has performed well in both the league and the Champions League. If he can join, he will undoubtedly make waves. However, quarantine restrictions and salary limitations kept the star away from Zhejiang. Zhejiang were also close to signing two starters from Europe's top five leagues, but again missed out due to inaccessibility.
With Xu Yi's revelation, the world-class star who is close to joining the giants has surfaced. Zhejiang has a good relationship with Modric's agent and both sides have made contact. Just as Real Madrid is negotiating a contract extension with Modric, staying in the team means taking a pay cut, and leaving the team seems logical. However, our league's salary restriction policy is so strong that Modric eventually wiped the floor with Zhejiang.
In May, Modric renewed his contract with Real Madrid, with Western media reporting that the player's annual salary was indeed reduced by 10 percent. Although Zhejiang were not in a position to sign Modric, they ended up signing Piedmont's teammate Andrijašević. With the departure of Ramos, Modric will be a key figure in the dressing room. Modric, who has been with Real Madrid for nine seasons, is one of the best character and most respected players in the locker room. Marca believes that Casemiro and Modric, along with Benzema and Carvajal, will help Real Madrid start a new era after Ramos' departure.
