The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, Luka Modric, has revealed how former Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger enabled him become successful. According to him, Wenger had the chance to sign him but rejected the offer.
The Croatia international beat former teammate at Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award on Monday, ending the dominance Ronaldo and Messi held concerning the award.
Reaching the final of the 2018 world cup in Russia, the Real Madrid star also helped Croatia to the World Cup final.
The rejection the Croatian faced from Wenger really motivated him to go all the way to become best player in the world.
“I took Wenger’s rejection as a new hurdle to overcome,” Modric told Express Sports.
“That was his opinion on me at that moment.“