AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed on Monday that Croatia captain Luka Modric will join the Italian club from Real Madrid after the Club World Cup.
Modric, who will turn 40 in September, joined Madrid from Tottenham in 2012. Since early June, he has been linked with a move to Italy after announcing he would leave the Spanish giants at the end of his contract.
Real Madrid will face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup on Wednesday, with the final scheduled for July 13.
“He’ll arrive in August,” Allegri said during his first press conference upon returning as AC Milan’s manager. “He’s an extraordinary and important player, it would be useless to talk more about him.”
Allegri is back in charge of Milan after previously leading the club to the Serie A title in 2011 during his first spell as manager between 2010 and 2014.
AC Milan’s first game of the new season will be in the Italian Cup on August 17.
