The Blancos midfielder, who was linked with a summer move of his own, admits he never expected two talismanic figures to depart the Spanish capital
Luka Modric admits he “wasn’t expecting” Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane to leave Real Madrid during a summer of much change at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The 2017-18 campaign finished on a high note for the Blancos as they savoured a third successive Champions League triumph.
Club icon Zidane opted to walk away from a managerial post in the wake of that success, with Ronaldo following him through the exit as he completed a €100 million (£88m/$116m) move to Juventus.