Hajdučka crossword puzzle: A new contract is coming soon for the talent with a pre-invitation to Dalić, and four in the waiting room

After it is Dominik Prpić at the beginning of the season he extended his contract with Hajduk, now another young player has done it. grew up in the Luka Kaliterna Academy, 16 years old Bruno Durdov. Both are bound by contracts until the summer of 2027, which in Durd’s case is the maximum that a minor can play. may be tied to the club.

– This is the greatest day in my life. Extremely important for me, but also for my whole family, we are all very happy and proud. I am grateful for the trust shown and I hope that I will justify it. I am grateful to all the coaches who trained me, especially coach Gattus who gave me a chance in the first team even though I am very young. I’m doing my best to make the most of it and I hope there will be as many good matches as possible. Since I came to the first team, my teammates have received me very well, they help me. and advice even when I don’t ask for anything – Durdov said after signing the contract.

Graz: Friendly match HNK Hajduk – Fenerbahce |

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Next on the list of young domestic players for contract extension is Šimun Hrgovićwhich delighted the coach Gennara Gattusa professional approach and combativeness, as well as the willingness to play in a position that is not natural to him. Good performances in the Hajduk jersey led the young man from Vukovar to the invitation of the selectors Zlatka Dalića.

– I am proud of the call-up, but I need to justify it with good games. I hope that one day I will deserve a call-up – said Hrgovi, whose contract expires in the summer, but Hajduk has the option to keep him for another year.

Considering Hrgov’s good games and status, Hajduk will surely react soon with a contract extension and much better conditions, which was unofficially confirmed to us by the club.

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Among the ten Hajduk players whose contracts expire at the end of the season, there are still four young players, Borna Buljan, Mate Antunović, Niko Đyou win i Elvis Letajeach with their own specific situation. Buljan is in the status of the third goalkeeper, collecting minutes mainly when Lučić and Kalinić injured, and if Hajduk takes him seriously, they will have to give him a real chance or send him on loan. Given that Kalina’s contract also expires in the summer, the sports director Francois Vitali he would have to, in agreement with coach Gattuso, make a decision as soon as possible and react accordingly.

Pula: SuperSport HNL, 19th round, NK Istra 1961 – HNK Hajduk |

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Niko Đolonga was part of Hajduk’s team that played in the finals of the Youth Champions League, but he failed to impose himself for more serious minutes. This season, he only got 17 minutes in the cup test with Bilogora, and he got another eight minutes last season in the derby against Rijeka under coach Ivan Leka. It is obvious that Gattuso does not see him as a solution and that Dstroklong will have to look for a new environment, and Elvis Letaj will have the same fate. The young Kosovar has operated twice on his cruciate ligaments and is currently recovering in Poljud, but it is difficult to expect that he could remain in the competition after his contract expires in the summer.

In the end, he stayed Mate Antunovićanother member of Hajduk’s generation that played in the Youth Champions League. Antonović spent the entire last season on loan at the young team of Monza, he played 28 games and scored ten goals, but the Italians did not buy his contract, so at the beginning of the season he returned to Poljud, where he was promised an opportunity and minutes. and.

Ženeva: Youth Champions League final between AZ Alkmaar and Hajduk |

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It was done by Antunović preparations, but he didn’t get the right opportunity. From the beginning of the season, he collected minutes by the drop, in four championship trials he got a total of 27 minutes, and the only real opportunity he had was in the Cup trial with Bilogora, when he played the whole game and scored a goal. Recently, against Lokomotiv and Mladost from Ždralov, he was not even on the bench…

– Nothing special is happening with Mata. I make selections every week, I left Livaja on the bench as planned, Trajkovski started from the first minute, and Mate stayed in Split – said Gattuso after the Cup trial in Bjelovar.

Livaja is a story in itself, but if Gattuso trusts Trajkovski more, whose contract also expires in the summer, then it is difficult to expect that Antunovi will to play so quickly, especially if we know that in two months he can sign a contract with another club. Which is the most likely scenario, because after two missed seasons, the third would be disastrous…