Luka Modric new minority owner?

[TheLoneRanger]

Jimmy was Croatian. Ante was Serbian I think. It was all Yugoslavia in those days.

Jimmy and Ante are both Bosnian.

 

[Neath_Jack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1911837103542903206

 

[monmouth]

Imagine - just for a minute, that his contract actually finishes at Madrid and he starts focussing on life but registers as a Swansea player just so the Fans could buy a Swans shirt with Modric on the back. That would be funny.
Personally, I have no idea what his investment is but the amount he has bought in to will give a better idea of his commitment.

I’d rather a Swans shirt with Modric on the back was on the back of Modric.

 

[sainthelens]

Of course he's not a manager , but similarities between Modric and Laudrup are up there almost spooky.
We all know what happened when the latter arrived.
Jesus wept, this could be a ride and a half looming.

 

[eteb]

Of course he's not a manager , but similarities between Modric and Laudrup are up there almost spooky.
We all know what happened when the latter arrived.
Jesus wept, this could be a ride and a half looming.

Is he really going to add much though? Surely he won't be able to dictate signings etc

 

[sainthelens]

Is he really going to add much though? Surely he won't be able to dictate signings etc

Who knows, maybe not. But the fact we've secured him tells me there could be bit more to this.

 

[StoneColdjack]

absolutely bonkers news

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Jimmy and Ante are both Bosnian.

lol. In which case my memory is obviously crap!

I do remember them playing though. Will never forget Jimmy playing in a pre season game against Spurs when I thought he was as good as anything I’d ever seen and will also never forget Ante hacking that Cardiff player, getting sent off, and us winning the cup as a result.

 

[Muteswan]

Is he really going to add much though? Surely he won't be able to dictate signings etc

Maybe not, but what a draw for possible signings.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

I’d rather a Swans shirt with Modric on the back was on the back of Modric.

We could bring him on for Fulton at 60 minutes when Jay is tiring…

 

[monmouth]

Is he really going to add much though? Surely he won't be able to dictate signings etc

The question to ask has to be why? I mean, why would he do it, in the sense of what’s in it for him, that he couldn’t get in a similar way elsewhere. Is it just a low risk punt on a potential PL payout? If so there must be more likely candidates that would play ball, I mean, has he seen Ronald play?

Could we have a new player manager for next season…

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Is he really going to add much though? Surely he won't be able to dictate signings etc

It’s for his global commercial outreach. His name should garner us a lot of commercial opportunities worldwide that do not exist at the moment.

 

[sainthelens]

Does now make the potential of games v Wrexham a potential media cum fest.

 

[eteb]

The question to ask has to be why? I mean, why would he do it, in the sense of what’s in it for him, that he couldn’t get in a similar way elsewhere. Is it just a low risk punt on a potential PL payout? If so there must be more likely candidates that would play ball, I mean, has he seen Ronald play?

Could we have a new player manager for next season…

Ronald been decent lately mon!

 

[bakajack]

I thought I had warped back to April 1st when this first broke this morning

Certainly does the global brand of the club no harm, though it would surely mean he has no realistic ambitions of coaching or management after he retires. Unlikely though it may be that a club he manages faces a club he has a minority ownership stake in I cannot see how that would not be looked at as a conflict of interest

Admittedly though I cannot think of any precedent for it ever happening