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Granada midfielder Javi Marquez has named his newborn son after a La Liga rival.

Marquez's club took to Twitter on Thursday morning to announce that the 29-year-old had given birth to a baby boy.

And that boy has been named Modric.

Marquez, who was actually born in Barcelona, is not of Croatian ancestry so the choice was quite a surprise and provoked a lot of response on social media.

Real Madrid's Luka Modric is the most likely inspiration for the newborn's moniker, and the former Spurs man is enjoying a brilliant season in all white.

As the above picture shows, the real Modric rang rings around young Modric Marquez's father only recently.

Oh, and congratulations Javi!