{"id":289959,"date":"2023-09-25T13:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289959"},"modified":"2023-09-25T13:33:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:33:59","slug":"tottenham-confirm-deal-for-teenage-wonderkid-luka-vuskovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/tottenham-confirm-deal-for-teenage-wonderkid-luka-vuskovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham confirm deal for teenage wonderkid\u00a0Luka Vuskovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tottenham confirm deal for Croatian wonderkid Luka Vuskovic with the 16-year-old Hajduk Split defender set to join Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side in 2025 after agreeing a five-year contract<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tottenham have announced a deal to sign Croatian starlet Luka Vuskovic\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The highly-rated defender is set to join the club from\u00a0Hajduk Split in 2025\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tottenham have confirmed they have agreed to sign higly-rated teenage defender\u00a0Luka Vuskovic from\u00a0Hajduk Split &#8211; but the 16-year-old won&#8217;t join the club until 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs had been linked with the Croatian for many weeks &#8211; with Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool also rumoured to have held interest in the player, who caught attention after\u00a0helping Hajduk win the Croatian Cup last season.<\/p>\n<p>He also made his debut for the club last year aged 15 and became their youngest-ever goalscorer after finding the net just days after his 16th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing his arrival, Tottenham revealed he had signed a five year deal that would kick off in two years time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement for Luka Vuskovic to join the Club in 2025 from Hajduk Split, in a deal which will run until 2030,&#8217; they said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/12\/75808283-0-image-a-5_1695642690858.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/12\/75808281-0-image-m-4_1695642671712.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have announced a deal to sign Croatian wonderkid\u00a0Luka Vuskovic &#8211; with the defender set to join Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side in 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/13\/75808655-12557835-image-a-22_1695643414642.jpg\" height=\"818\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old signed a five-year deal with the club after turning down other top flight sides<\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic captained the Hajduk U19 team to the final of the UEFA Youth League last season alongside his first team commitments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week Fabrizio Romano reported that Vuskovic was only interested in joining Spurs despite interest from five top flight clubs.<\/p>\n<p>While he won&#8217;t be linking up with boss Ange Postecoglou any time soon, he will hope to become the next defender to be shining under the Australian&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, left-back Destiny Udogie and central defender Micky Van de Ven have all impressed in the first weeks of their debut campaigns in the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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