Florentino Perez has hit out at Inter Milan for their transfer tactics in attempting to sign Luka Modric for free.

The Real Madrid president was in Monaco for Friday’s Champions League draw and told a group of journalists he could not believe the behaviour of the Italian club.

"They tried to sign our number 10 without paying for him," he said. "It’s the first time something like that has ever happened to me in my life."

Inter had tempted Modric with a lucrative offer thought to be worth around €10million (£8.9m) per year over four seasons, but the Milan club wanted to take the player on loan for a season before paying a small fee next summer, while Perez insisted he would not be sold for anything below his €750m (£672.6m) release clause.

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Florentino’s quote was then put to Inter vice-president Javier Zanetti in an interview with Sky Italia, and the former Inter defender said: "I didn’t hear that. When I do, we will look at it as a club."

Modric picked up the award for Uefa Best Player award on Friday and later, he told journalists: "I’m not just happy at Real Madrid, I’m very happy.

"I’m at the best club in the world – it’s where I want to be."