Alen Halilović

[AvocadoCake]

No chance, not even slight chance. He'll leave soon enough but for loads of money.

His contract ends at the end of next season...

 

[Gaudi]

His contract ends at the end of next season...

Modric eas in similar situation then he signed a 10 year extension, and went to Totty couple months after
Trust me, in Croatian football nobody screws with big boss Mamic

 

[Stric]

Hahah damn right... Halilović will never leave for free.

 

[KluivertsBoots]

I was surprised to read that he was Croatian when I saw his name because I knew it to be a Bosnian name. I didn't realize he was born in Zagreb. I wonder how controversial his national choice is/will be.

I liked what I saw from Kovacic at Inter. Very gifted.

I'd be pretty scary to put together a former Yugoslavia team. They'd destroy us all.

 

[Gaudi]

I was surprised to read that he was Croatian when I saw his name because I knew it to be a Bosnian name. I didn't realize he was born in Zagreb. I wonder how controversial his national choice is/will be.

I liked what I saw from Kovacic at Inter. Very gifted.

I'd be pretty scary to put together a former Yugoslavia team. They'd destroy us all.

Yes he's half-half, he choosed or "choosed" (MAmic again) Croatia.

 

[Stric]

I was surprised to read that he was Croatian when I saw his name because I knew it to be a Bosnian name. I didn't realize he was born in Zagreb. I wonder how controversial his national choice is/will be.

I liked what I saw from Kovacic at Inter. Very gifted.

I'd be pretty scary to put together a former Yugoslavia team. They'd destroy us all.

Nothing controversial about it, really. He was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia and grew up in Zagreb, so other than his ancestry (his father is Bosnian, but also played in Croatian clubs and coaches here, now) there's nothing else linking him to Bosnia. I've read that the Bosnian national team wanted him to play for them, but he chose Croatia. I find it logical. The Croatian NT has had and still has many players with mixed or foreign ancestry, or players with Croatian ancestry who were born and raised in other countries, and even foreign players who acquired citizenship as adults (after playing in Croatian clubs for a while), so in comparison to them, Halilović's case seems pretty normal.

 

[Eetu]

WTF! He is only 1 week older than me... WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING WITH MY LIFE!!!

Relax, Im a few months older than Messi how do you think I feel

Five days older than Sergio Ramos here. Quite happy with where I'm at.

 

[KluivertsBoots]

Croatian NT has had and still has many players with mixed or foreign ancestry, or players with Croatian ancestry who were born and raised in other countries, so in comparison to them, Halilović's case seems pretty normal.

I was about to ask if there are others in the Croatian team who could claim more than one (of Bosnia/Serbia/Croatia). I would think we'd see it more often than it seems.

Drazen Petrovic was the first Croatian I ever saw. What a beauty. RIP.

 

[Gaudi]

BTW I just checked, he signed first pro contract last year, so I find it hard to belive he signed for only 2 years, could be wrong though?

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

First dribble looks like what Messi always did when he played on the right wing

If his teammate had given him the ball back, he would have walked it into the back of the net.

 

[Gaudi]

He and Jedvaj (defender 17 years) sold to Tottenham, both for 20mil

 

[DonAndres]

Where did you find that?

 

[Stric]

The deal is that Jedvaj is leaving in the winter, and Halilović in the summer of 2014, though. But apparently they made the deal already.

 

[Catorce]

http://www.24sata.hr/nogomet/jednom-nogom-u-tottenhamu-halilovic-i-jedvaj-idu-na-zimu-321524

That would be some AMAZING transfer work by Spurs. If true; great job.

 

[DonAndres]

If it's true, I gotta hand it to AVB. He's gotten guys like Vertonghen, Holtby, and Lloris to come when they were all being pursued by much bigger clubs. When it comes to transfers, he's done very well.