The Red Devils have been under new ownership for almost two years now since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS took sporting control at Old Trafford. This has generally seen Man Utd move more towards signing young players for the long-term instead of splashing the cash on big names, which ended up being a pretty unsuccessful strategy for much of the decade that followed Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement.
"He has all the makings of a Ballon d'Or winner," said Planes (h/t MARCA), who had played a key role in convincing Barcelona to sign the player from Las Palmas. Since then, the midfielder has appeared in 221 competitive matches for Barcelona, even recently breaking Lionel Messi's record for being the youngest ever Barcelona player to make 150 La Liga appearances for the club.
"There's a lot of talk about a possible contract extension for Luka Modric. That plus-one on his contract is more the player's responsibility than Milan's. Usually the club decides, but Modric's case is unusual. He asked Milan to be able to decide personally at the end of the season," he said.