Despite England switch: ex-HSV star Vuskovic has another dream | OneFootball

At HSV, Luka Vuskovic won the fans’ hearts within a single season. Now the Croatian center-back is on the verge of the next big step in his career.

The 19-year-old, who after his impressive loan spell at the Volkspark is now playing for Brighton & Hove Albion, was asked in an interview with The Athletic about his upcoming Premier League debut. His answer was surprising. “I’m looking forward to it,” Vuskovic said, while also making it clear: “But that was not my biggest dream.”

The defender left no doubt about how highly he rates England’s top flight. The Premier League is “of course the best league in the world,” Vuskovic emphasized. Even so, he had always viewed his career goals a little differently. “That’s not how I thought about it… Spain, maybe, because life there is most comparable to Croatia,” said the teenager, who has repeatedly been linked with FC Barcelona in recent months.

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Vuskovic facing a different situation than at HSV

In the end, though, Vuskovic moved to Brighton. The Seagulls invested around €54 million, including possible bonus payments, in the defensive gem, making him the record signing in the club’s history. Vuskovic, however, is not impressed by such a high fee. “The transfer fee doesn’t matter much because it’s just a number,” he explained. What matters far more is proving himself on the pitch.

There, the youngster now faces much tougher competition than he did at HSV. While he was already a guaranteed starter for the Rothosen shortly after arriving and quickly developed into the leader of the defense, he will first have to earn his place at the Conference League club. But Vuskovic sees no problem in that: “We have many great players in my position, the best ones will play, it’s as simple as that.”

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