Fab’s given the “here we go” over Luka Vuskovic, a Croatian CB
Well this is a new one: while he does have a Wikipedia page, he doesn't exist on WhoScored or Football Manager
...oh wait, you thought that'd stop me getting some deets about him? Oh my poor, sweet summer child, who do you think you are talking to?
First and foremost, in the summer both PSG and The Sheikh Mansour Team were after him, the former having a €10.5m bid accepted but he rejected the move, and given he was on their radars that suggests that he isn't a punt and certainly not a cheap option, as we'd likely be paying
at least £8.5m for a 16 year old
In spite his young age, and for that matter his 6'3" frame, he's both an imposing CB who is a real menace in the air yet also very comfortable playing out from the back - yet is also quite useful as an attacking option, as he was the top scorer for Hajduk Split's U17s in spite being a CB (which may suggest a few things about Croatian youth football), and not just from headers as he's capable of chipping the keeper from the halfway line
So how to describe him? Well as the comps demonstrate, he has
- The crunching tackles of Romero
- The ability to move the ball 30-40 yards up the pitch himself of Vertonghen or van de Ven
- The chipped passes of Alderweireld
- The reading and ability to nick the ball off a striker's toe at the last second of Ledders
- The aerial ability of...anyone remember the last time we had a CB who could head a 747 out of the six yard box if needs be?
But most importantly of all, remember to mute your speakers...
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