Croatian football icon Davor Suker has urged former club Real Madrid to make a move for Luka Modric this summer, with the Tottenham heavily linked to the Spanish side.
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Suker, 44, believes that Modric would be an ideal midfield playmaker for Real Madrid as they look to challenge for European honours next season.
Spanish media on Saturday carried reports that a £30 million deal has been agreed between the two clubs for the creative midfielder and it is something Suker wants to see.
“As a future president of Croatian football, I’d love to see Luka Modric join Real Madrid,” he told Marca. “He has the quality and the ability to play for a big club like Real. But it is a question I will pose with my heart to Mourinho and Perez.”
Suker will be in Donetsk on Saturday night to present the Man of the Match award at Saturday’s Euro 2012 quarter-final between Spain and France, where he believes Spain will triumph, with Fernando Torres key.
Suker added: “Of Spain’s strikers the one I like most is Torres, because he is fresh. I hope he scores a double tonight to qualify for the semi-finals. The good thing for Spain is that he hasn’t played so much for Chelsea and can be at his maximum level tonight.
“I am sure [Andres] Iniesta will be good, while I also like the defence and Iker [Casillas] is tremendous. I am sure we are going to see a great game. I hope Spain win. I give the prize to the best player and I hope it’s a Spaniard. I am convinced that Spain will play well. They are hungry. And I expect to see a Spain v Germany final in Kiev on July 1.”
