Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco believes Real Madrid superstar Luka Modric deserves to win the 2018 Ballon d’Or award.

The Croatian wizard capped a fine season last time out by winning the Champions League with Los Blancos and helping his country to the World Cup final.

Speaking after Roma’s 3-0 defeat in midweek at the Bernabeu, Di Francesco was full of praise for the mercurial midfielder.