July the 29th, 2026 – Croatian footballing legend Luka Modrić has paid a visit to an unfinished villa construction site in Istria before heading off on a yacht. Luka Modrić, 40, captain of the Croatian national football team, got out at the parking area in front of an unfinished villa that still requires final stonework for a Mediterranean appearance. Media reports state that, after earlier investments in central Dalmatia and the far south of Croatia, members of the Modrić family have shown interest in property in Istria. Vanja Modrić is said to have expressed interest on several occasions in locations around Rovinj, but no purchases have so far been officially completed. In Zagreb, the family owns a 286-square-metre villa on Pantovčak, purchased back in 2017 from former footballer Zvonimir Boban.