Luka Modric will be on the sidelines for three months with a thigh injury, according to a statement released by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) on Tuesday.
Modric sustained the injury just before the half-hour mark during Sunday’s Uefa Euro 2016 qualifying draw in Italy.
A statement on the HNS website read: “The Croatian national team and Real Madrid midfielder will be away from the football pitch for about three months after the injury sustained in the encounter between Italy and Croatia.
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“Modric, in the 28th minute of the match at the San Siro, had to ask for a substitution after experiencing pain in the muscle, and MRI scans in Madrid showed that it was a serious injury.”
European champions Real revealed the 29-year-old had suffered a “tear of the left proximal rectus femoris tendon” on Monday, but did not put a timescale on his recovery.
As it stands, Modric is not expected to play football until late February 2015.
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