The Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur, revealed this month that Luka Vušković would join them in 2025 after a deal was made with Hajduk Split.

Hajduk terminated its relationship with Ivan Leko two days earlier and named Mislav Karoglan as their new manager. The club president Lukša Jakobušić joined Karoglan when he was introduced to the media on Tuesday.

During the past two months, Leko has neglected the 16-year-old, who has made 11 appearances for the first team.

Following his agreement with Tottenham, Jakobušić said he was no longer concerned about the defender’s predicament; 24 Sata has cited him on this.

“That’s not a question for me. For me, that story with him is over, he stays until January, competes and trains with the first team. In agreement with the sports director and coach, when he is not competing for the seniors, he plays for the juniors, there is no obligation to play,” he said.

 

Tottenham will need to find the Croatia U17 international a place to live until he is 18 because of Brexit, meaning they will not be able to bring him to England.

 

The center defender will remain with the Croatian team till the end of the current campaign; previous rumors suggested that if Hajduk and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy could reach an agreement, the center back’s stay may be prolonged.

The Croatia U17 international would be better served, according to the president of Hajduk, by going out on loan to a higher level in order to gain more experience.

“Continuity until January is important, and then we will agree with Tottenham where he will go on loan because he needs to go to a stronger league due to his visa, the idea is to bring [Dominik] Prpić back from his loan at Radomlje. The trainer has no restrictions,” Jakobušić explained