Incoming Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has urged the club to offer a new contract to veteran midfielder Luka Modrić, Spanish media report. Modrić, who turns 40 in September, has spent the past few years signing one-year contract extensions but is yet to ink fresh terms this time around,

A report in Spain has revealed who is likely to be Xabi Alonso's fourth signing as Real Madrid boss following his return to the La Liga giants.

Real Madrid have one final game against Real Sociedad this season to bid farewell to their fans at the Santiago Bernabeu, and indeed to Carlo Ancelotti, but the reality is that they have been in