: 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. 在倫敦將英格蘭淘汰出局後， Modric 已經變成眾所矚目的轉會焦點。 : 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 的訪談裡，他透露，他去年夏天拒絕了阿森納，而且更傾向前進西甲。 : “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，我本來很接近要轉會到阿森納。』不過他想要在壓力較小的環境裡，再踢一 兩賽季固定先發的比賽。 : "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." 『溫格在簽下愛德華多的同時，也嘗試簽下我。我相信愛德華多會是亨利很好的接 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 原本是被當作 Rosicky 的接班人。『他本來可能會走。』 『讓像溫格那樣擅長挖掘年輕人的教練對我感興趣，是一件光榮的事。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 現在覺得自己成熟的足以應付國外的豪門了。但他最希望去到巴薩。 『我已經做好準備在主要的聯賽：西甲、義甲、英超或德甲踢球。但我得承認西甲是 最吸引我的。為巴薩踢球一定很棒。很榮幸知道他們正在追求我，而為他們奮戰也一定 是極大的挑戰。』 -- 標題殺人法 XD 沒講得太死（不像同天的 van der Vaart）， 不過可見巴薩希望是不小，就看轉會費談得如何。 -- Visca el Barca i visca Catalunya ! --

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