Anceplott has three options to replace Modric

Carlo Anceplott confirmed the news Friday and said he does not know whether the Croatian is capable of playing against Ossawa in the King's Cup final, held next Saturday.

With Real Madrid facing Manchester City only three later, Modric may also be missing in the first match against the English.

Despite age, 37-year-old continues to be one of the top football players in “Los Blancos”, and it's almost irreplaceable.

Anceplott has a willing replacement for Aurelene Tchoameen, Eduardo Camavingan and Danny Ceballos, with the latter being the most appropriate. According to “Fotball Espana”, all three will have a chance to prove that they can replace Modric, as they are expected to have minutes against Almeria tonight, in the match for the 32nd week in La League.

No doubt Croatia's promoter will be missing, as well as the one against Real Sociedad in the midweek, but for Real Madrid it would be a big shortage if he misses the most important matches, against Ossaunas and Manchester City, since at the Spanish championships they almost lost the title race.