Report: Club president claims Postecoglou wants 34-year-old to stay at Spurs

According to Vercenji, Hajduk Split president Luksa Jakobusic made it clear to Croatian station 24 sata that Ange Postecoglou is blocking Ivan Perisic from returning to his boyhood club. It has been reported widely in various British outlets over the past couple of weeks that Perisic is one of many first-team players who are expected to be offloaded […]

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According to Vercenji, Hajduk Split president Luksa Jakobusic made it clear to Croatian station 24 sata that Ange Postecoglou is blocking Ivan Perisic from returning to his boyhood club.

It has been reported widely in various British outlets over the past couple of weeks that Perisic is one of many first-team players who are expected to be offloaded by Tottenham this summer as part of their mass clear-out (The Athletic).

It emerged earlier this month that the 34-year-old was of interest to Saudi Arabian clubs as well as Fenerbahce (Ben Jacobs – Chris Cowlin’s YouTube channel) but Fabrizio Romano subsequently claimed last week that no decision has been made on the Croat’s future as of yet.

Postecoglou wants Perisic to stay at Tottenham

If Vercenji’s latest update is to be believed, Jakobusic recently divulged that Perisic wants to return to Hajduk Split, where he began his youth career.

However, the Croatian club’s president allegedly explained that Postecoglou is standing in the way of the wing-back’s departure.

This is because the Australian allegedly values the former Inter Milan man as there are few players in the current Spurs squad who can cover multiple positions.

Spurs Web Opinion 

I just do not see Perisic being able to play anywhere else apart from on the left of a front three in Postecoglou’s system.

There is simply no way that he can adapt to the inverted full-back role. So, I do not see why the Australian would be keen to keep the 34-year-old around. 

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