In September 25th the biggest transfer in the history of Hajduk happened. They sold 16 year old wonderkid Luka Vušković to Tottenham Hotspur for 12 million pounds.

Luka once he turns 18 he will join the English side in 2025 as a result of the transfer agreement between Hajduk and Tottenham, making him the most expensive defender ever at his age.

Regarded one of the most talented players of his generation. He played for Croatian football clubs at the academy level. He played for Hajduk’s academy team, who finished second in the Youth Champions League, the Academy’s highest finish ever. His goal enabled Hajduk’s junior team to advance in the renowned competition by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk in the round of 16. He also regularly participates in the younger age divisions of the Croatian national team.

In his farewell message Luka had this to say about Hajduk “First of all, I want to thank Hajduk for making this possible for me, the coaches who contributed to my development, the Academy, and all the employees of the Club. In the past months, I was aware of the interest of big clubs from abroad, and I tried to stay grounded, train, and prepare for new challenges. It is a great honor to see that a club like Tottenham has shown such a desire and put in so much effort to bring in a player of my age. This makes me proud, and it certainly motivates me to work even harder on my development and further progress to be as ready as possible for the moment I will play for their first team,.

I think this news come at a great time for Croatian soccer. It is showing how the younger talent is also taking good steps into going to play for the biggest clubs in the world. This also impacts the club in a good way by gaining a good sum of money which can help the club in future transfer buys or infrastructure renovations which can be done with the use of this money. This transfer represents that Hajduk’s youth and other Croatian youth clubs create some of the best talent in the world of football today.