Modric, in the words of others

• Modric, Ronaldo and Salah are vying forThe Best FIFA Men’s Player
• FIFA.com delivers the magnifying remarks made about the Croatian
• The likes of Zico, Jorge Valdano and Peter Schmeichel were in awe

"I don't generally get excessively inspired with players in light of the fact that my benchmark is Zico at the 1982 World Cup and Diego Maradona four years after the fact. So my bar is, high. In any case, goodness me, from half-time onwards, Modric wasn't a long way from that level. He managed the Champions League last for Real Madrid against Liverpool in Kiev. He's basically unbeatable as far as his capacity to run, handle and pass."

Stan Collymore to the Mirror after Croatia's annihilation of England in the Russia 2018 semi-finals

"Modric is one of only a handful couple of players on the planet who can accommodate you with football. Modric is the Iniesta of eight years back in South Africa – he elevates football."

Jorge Valdano talking with Onda Cero 

"I've said it previously: Modric is nearly on indistinguishable level from Zidane was. What's more, Zidane was outstanding amongst other players ever. They see things that we wouldn't see in moderate movement."

Casemiro to columnists after the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup UAE last 
"It appears as though them two are from an alternate planet and they came to play football with us mortals here. Them two are among the best players ever in their positions."

Ivan Rakitic on Modric and Andres Iniesta amid a question and answer session after the gathering stage at Russia 2018

"There are no parameters under which Luka does not merit the title of the best [Croatian footballer] ever."

Robert Prosinecki, who is considered by numerous to be Croatia's most prominent ever player
"Simply overlook all that for one moment about this Madrid group: shouldn't something be said about Luka Modric's execution today? Is it accurate to say that he is the best midfield player on the planet at the present time? That execution today was shocking. He gets the ball in tight territories, he gets squeezed by three or four individuals, he's so quiet, gathered, cool under strain. It was a delight to observe today."

Steven Gerrard amid BT Sport's scope of the UEFA Champions League last 
"I think Modric has the right to win The Best. It would be extremely merited. I would be as upbeat in the event that he wins it as I would in the event that they offered it to me."

Sergio Ramos 
"For me, the most essential thing is the World Cup, so for this I think Modric had the best battle. Modric was great in the World Cup, yet he was likewise great in the Champions League and he commanded the last against Gremio. He's a decent passer, has a decent touch, can strike the ball well and is gutsy. What separates him is his vision and his capacity to escape inconceivable circumstances with the ball."

Zico talking on his Youtube channel 
"Luka Modric was so extraordinarily great in each division of how you need to judge a decent player. What he did in the World Cup is simply mind boggling. He was scoring objectives, making objectives, battling. He was only a mind boggling player in that period."

Diminish Schmeichel talking with CNN 
"Luka demonstrates to us that it's anything but difficult to play. Trust me, it's outrageously difficult to play football. To play in the World Cup it's much harder. What's more, he plays like it's ordinary. It resembles a move for him."

Kaka to Omnisport by means of adidas 
"It has constantly disappointed me that Modric has been so underrated. It is just when he adds objectives to his diversion –, for example, his staggering strike against Argentina – that whatever remains of his amusement gets the acknowledgment it merits. At the point when your group are under the cosh, there is no better player to deal with the weight. Modric is continually ready to get the ball and will keep hold of it to alleviate the amusement. That is the characteristic of an overcome player. He ran the show for Real Madrid against Liverpool and did as such again to vanquish Argentina. He is the best midfield player on the planet."

Jamie Redknapp writing in the Daily Mail 
"The group plays under his [conductor's] mallet – nothing occurs without experiencing Modric. For me he's the immense maestro of world football. He sorts out the group well, and Real are the heroes with Modric as their No10. We required a World Cup for everybody to value Modric's diversion."

Walter Casagrande on Globo