Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has said that he feels the Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric is one of the best players in the world. The Croatian midfielder has been linked with a £ 40 million move to Real Madrid in the summer. It is thought that the Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has personally made his priority to get Luka Modric from Tottenham, although the Premier league club are unwilling to any kind of interest to prize away their star player. Even though Tottenham are resigned to losing their star asset, they are thought to be holding out for around £ 40 million.

Real Madrid were initially reluctant to pay the fee, as they believed that £ 30 million is the maximum they can afford right now. However, after the entry of Real Madrid manager José Mourinho into the picture, the situation has changed dramatically after it was revealed a few days ago that Real Madrid have agreed a £ 36 million deal with Tottenham. Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has welcomed the addition of Luka Modric by saying that he would massively improve the squad. The Croatian midfielder is capable of playing anywhere across the middle and is known for his creativity.

“I know him. He has been a great player ever since he signed for Tottenham. I faced him in the Euros and he had a very good season. If the manager thinks he ought to be then I am sure he will be at the level of this squad. It is not our responsibility to say anything more. The club and the manager are those that decide what is best for the team to move a step forward,” said Iker Casillas, who is one of the surprise candidates in the running for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award this season.

Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has said that he is extremely confident that the Spanish defenders will be able to keep Cristiano Ronaldo quiet in the first semi-final between the two nations. The winner of this match will be facing Germany or Italy in the final of the competition.

Cristiano Ronaldo has come into form at just the right moment in the tournament after he has moved into when the Golden Boot award. He has helped Portugal not only get past the group stages, but has also helped them get past the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals with a great header in the closing moments of the game.

He will once again be a major threat for Portugal when they take on Spain. In fact, most of the pressure will be on Cristiano Ronaldo to score in the match. Iker Casillas understands that Ronaldo is the major threat for Portugal, but is confident that his teammates can deal with the Portuguese. The lack of Barcelona defender Carlos Puyol is a major actions for Spain, but Casillas reckons that the presence of Pique is more than enough to stop the threat from the Portuguese captain Ronaldo in the match.

“Puyol’s absence? Pique has always done very well, both at Barca, and in the Spain national team. When I arrived, my role was different. I was looking, listening, learning. Now I am one of the most experienced players. I have shared the dressing room with Spanish legends, but you also learn with the youngsters, who arrived with their future ahead of them. I prefer to be remembered by my character than by the titles I have won. In 2008, we arrived at the Euros in a completely different way,” said Iker Casillas ahead of the match with Portugal on Wednesday night.

Real Madrid goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas praised the performance of his teammates in the match against Sevilla during the weekend. Real Madrid were coming into the match on the back of the Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich on penalties.

Hence, many were expecting Real Madrid to be self pitying themselves, but they turned in a great performance that was reminiscent of the Champions. As a result, they thrashed Sevilla 3-0 and moved a step closer towards the winning the league title for the first time since 2008. José Mourinho said that he was extremely proud of his players after the match.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas also expressed the same thoughts, as he kept yet another clean sheet for Real Madrid. Iker Casillas almost saved Real Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka in the penalty shootout against Bayern Munich, but the miss by Sergio Ramos ultimately proved costly for the team. The 30-year-old goalkeeper has made more than 450 appearances for the Spanish club. He has been at the club for 13 years, and has lifted the Champions League trophy with the club back in 2002. The 3-0 win over Sevilla also means that Real Madrid can be Champions if Barcelona failed to win against Rayo Vallecano.

“It was important to win today after the harsh blow of losing on Wednesday in a penalty shoot-out at our stadium. We have to look ahead and focus on winning this league title, which we are all excited about and would be a beautiful thing. We’ve topped the table for most of the season. We had to defeat Sevilla and we did. We’ve taken a solid step in the championship and winning the title would be a reward to the hard work we’ve been doing for months, even years,” said Casillas.

Recently Iker Casillas has signed contract with Adidas. He says that he is very happy to enter the Adidas family. Since the beginning of his career, Iker’s official sponsor was Reebok. Casillas has spent eleven long years with Reebok. He explains that he enjoyed the company of Reebok family. Now it is time to change over. He explains that previously Reebok used to encourage with the particular sport of soccer. But recently, it seems that Reebok is not concentrating on this particular sport.