{"id":39258,"date":"2026-07-14T10:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/teenage-croatian-defender-luka-vuskovic-joins-brighton-from-tottenham\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:59:42","slug":"teenage-croatian-defender-luka-vuskovic-joins-brighton-from-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/teenage-croatian-defender-luka-vuskovic-joins-brighton-from-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Croatian defender Luka Vuskovic joins Brighton from Tottenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BRIGHTON, England (AP) \u2014 Teenage defender Luka Vuskovic joined Brighton from Tottenham on Tuesday after bouncing around between Premier League clubs and playing in the Premier League. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> For Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton told the 19-year-old: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Vuskovi\u0107 signed a five-year contract<\/span> There is no mention of transfer fees.<\/p>\n<p>According to British media, his compensation was 46 million pounds ($61.5 million). A month ago, Tottenham paid Brighton a reported transfer fee of 52 million pounds (approximately $69.6 million). <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Dutch national team defender Jan Paul van Hecke<\/span> Who should Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 replace now?<\/p>\n<p>Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 appeared in one World Cup, starting in the 4\u20132 loss to England in the first group stage match. Croatia finished runner-up to Portugal and was eliminated in the round of 32. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Controversial call for disallowance<\/span> Scored the equalizing goal late in stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic&#8217;s game time at Tottenham appeared to be hampered in the off-season by the signings of central defender Van Hekke and Marcos Senesi, who became a free agent after his contract with Bournemouth expired.<\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic spent last season on loan at Hamburger SV from Tottenham, and his younger brother Mario also has a contract left. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Suspended for 4 years<\/span> Due to a doping case that expires in November. he won <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Bundesliga Official Newcomer of the Month Award<\/span> 4 times.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton finished eighth in the Premier League last season and qualified for the Third Division Conference League, which begins in the play-off qualifying round on August 20th.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vuskovic-brighton-tottenham-croatia-2caa649807388713f05c4be0fa2cf477\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRIGHTON, England (AP) \u2014 Teenage defender Luka Vuskovic joined Brighton from Tottenham on Tuesday after bouncing around between Premier League clubs and playing in the Premier League. world cup For Croatia. Brighton told the 19-year-old: Vuskovi\u0107 signed a five-year contract There is no mention of transfer fees. 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