Name: Luka Vušković
Date of birth: 24 Feb, 2007 (Age 16)
Place of birth : Split, Croatia
Height: 193cm
Position: CB (DM)
Preferred foot: Right
Current club: HNK Hajduk
One of the biggest talents in his age group in Europe and one of the most sought-after young CBs around. City have apparently, according to David Ornstein today, bid €10m + €2m for him. Hajduk have not yet accepted or refused. Vušković is a client of one of the "super agents" Pini Zahavi. Real Madrid & AC Milan have been reported as being interested in the player but basically all top clubs in Europe are naturally aware of his potential and would probably love to win the race.
Plays mainly for Hajduk's U19 team but made his first team debut two days after his 16th birthday in February, and has played full 90 minutes in all of the first team's last four (top tier) league matches. They're second in the league behind Dinamo. Scored his first senior goal in the Croatian cup quarter-finals a couple of weeks ago.
Vušković was integral in Hajduk's UEFA Youth League campaign earlier this season. They beat Man City in the round of 16 and Dortmund in the quarter-finals. So for the first time in the club's history they've made it into UYL semi-finals along with the other first-timers AZ (who beat Barca 3-0 in the RO16 and Real 4-0 in the QF), Sporting CP and AC Milan. He missed those last two UYL matches though; first one because of a suspension and the second one because the first team needed him.
Luka's also played higher up the pitch as a DM/CM but I definitely see his future as a centre-half. Croatia has been doing incredibly well as football nation with a population less than 4m and this is unlikely going to stop any time soon. They have so many top talents coming through and Vušković is probably one of the if not the biggest prospect.
Here's an interesting info package with more in-depth stuff on him by a football scout.
ps. His brother Mario plays for HSV in Germany. Five years older and 4cm shorter than Luka.
Obligatory YouTube highlight reel:
Date of birth: 24 Feb, 2007 (Age 16)
Place of birth : Split, Croatia
Height: 193cm
Position: CB (DM)
Preferred foot: Right
Current club: HNK Hajduk
One of the biggest talents in his age group in Europe and one of the most sought-after young CBs around. City have apparently, according to David Ornstein today, bid €10m + €2m for him. Hajduk have not yet accepted or refused. Vušković is a client of one of the "super agents" Pini Zahavi. Real Madrid & AC Milan have been reported as being interested in the player but basically all top clubs in Europe are naturally aware of his potential and would probably love to win the race.
Plays mainly for Hajduk's U19 team but made his first team debut two days after his 16th birthday in February, and has played full 90 minutes in all of the first team's last four (top tier) league matches. They're second in the league behind Dinamo. Scored his first senior goal in the Croatian cup quarter-finals a couple of weeks ago.
Vušković was integral in Hajduk's UEFA Youth League campaign earlier this season. They beat Man City in the round of 16 and Dortmund in the quarter-finals. So for the first time in the club's history they've made it into UYL semi-finals along with the other first-timers AZ (who beat Barca 3-0 in the RO16 and Real 4-0 in the QF), Sporting CP and AC Milan. He missed those last two UYL matches though; first one because of a suspension and the second one because the first team needed him.
Luka's also played higher up the pitch as a DM/CM but I definitely see his future as a centre-half. Croatia has been doing incredibly well as football nation with a population less than 4m and this is unlikely going to stop any time soon. They have so many top talents coming through and Vušković is probably one of the if not the biggest prospect.
Here's an interesting info package with more in-depth stuff on him by a football scout.
ps. His brother Mario plays for HSV in Germany. Five years older and 4cm shorter than Luka.
Obligatory YouTube highlight reel:
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