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Luka Modric joins Croatian third division club and Man Utd legend Scholes is his role model

A namesake of the Real Madrid midfielder has found himself a new club this summer, but unlike his countryman he is not planning a future in football

Luka Modric is one of the finest midfielders on the planet and a key figure at Real Madrid, but his namesake has just joined NK Varteks.

The Croatian third division club have caused quite a stir with their capture of an 18-year-old talent who shares a name with his illustrious countryman.

He may not be of the same standard as the La Liga and Champions League double winner at Santiago Bernabeu, but the other Modric is enjoying his rather unusual claim to fame – even if it can be difficult to convince people at times that he really is who he says he is.