: Croatia star Luka Modric has revealed that he turned down Arsenal to stay at : Dinamo Zagreb, but it's Barcelona he truly longs to play for : After tearing England to shreds at Wembley last year, : Croatia international midfielder Luka Modric has become one of the most : talked about transfer targets in world football. 在伦敦将英格兰淘汰出局後， Modric 已经变成众所瞩目的转会焦点。 : But speaking to Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, the Dinamo Zagreb man : revealed that he turned down the chance to join Arsenal in the summer and : would prefer a move to La Liga instead. 但在 MD 的访谈里，他透露，他去年夏天拒绝了阿森纳，而且更倾向前进西甲。 : “Yes, I was close to move to Arsenal," said Modric, who explained that he : wanted to enjoy another year or two playing regular games in a less pressured : environment before moving overseas. 『是的，我本来很接近要转会到阿森纳。』不过他想要在压力较小的环境里，再踢一 两赛季固定先发的比赛。 : "Arsene Wenger tried to sign me at the same time that he signed my friend : Eduardo, a great striker who I was sure would make a great placement for : Thierry Henry." 『温格在签下爱德华多的同时，也尝试签下我。我相信爱德华多会是亨利很好的接 班人。』 : Rosicky Departure? : Not content with that, the Croatian then claimed that he was to be brought in : as a replacement for Czech player and current Gunners midfield man Tomasz : Rosicky. "Rosicky could have left," said Modric of the former Dortmund man. : "It was an honour that a manager like Wenger who works so well with the : youngsters was interested in me, but I preferred to wait." Modric 原本是被当作 Rosicky 的接班人。『他本来可能会走。』 『让像温格那样擅长挖掘年轻人的教练对我感兴趣，是一件光荣的事。但我想再等。』 : Barcelona Ambitions : Having spent another year in the Croatian league, Modric now feels he's : mature enough to handle a big club abroad. He'd be happy to go anywhere, but : nothing would top Catalan giants Barcelona. "I am prepared to play in any : major league; La Liga; Serie A; Premier League or Bundesliga," he said. : "But I must admit that the Spanish league is the one that attracts me the : most. Playing for Barça must be something great. It is an honour to know : they are following me and defending their colours would be a huge challenge.” Modric 现在觉得自己成熟的足以应付国外的豪门了。但他最希望去到巴萨。 『我已经做好准备在主要的联赛：西甲、义甲、英超或德甲踢球。但我得承认西甲是 最吸引我的。为巴萨踢球一定很棒。很荣幸知道他们正在追求我，而为他们奋战也一定 是极大的挑战。』 -- 标题杀人法 XD 没讲得太死（不像同天的 van der Vaart）， 不过可见巴萨希望是不小，就看转会费谈得如何。 -- Visca el Barca i visca Catalunya ! --

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