Swansea City will welcome a new stakeholder to the club in the shape of Real Madrid superstar Luka Modric, it has been reported.
Winner of the 2018 Ballon D’Or, the 39-year-old Croatian will take a minority role in the Welsh club’s ownership structure – joining Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt, Nigel Morris and Jason Cohen.
World Cup finalist Modric will continue to play for Real, although his contract ends at the end of the current season.
Swansea inflicted a 1-0 defeat to Sunderland on Saturday, ending the Wearsider’s unbeaten run of three games in a game which head coach Regis Le Bris said was ‘disappointing’.
Ben Cabango’s second-half goal meant the Swans left the Stadium of Light with all three points as the Black Cats were left wanting in their bid to consolidate their strong position in the playoffs.
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“It was difficult to build up under their pressure, they were well organised and to be fair it wasn’t easy to find a solution. We didn’t find a good rhythm.
“I think we can find different reasons for our performance but I think probably the first is that in this period, it’s important to manage the squad.”
Swansea sit 12th in the league, with the Swans failing to return to the Premier League for another season after being relegated from the top division in 2018.
