Finally happy at HSV: Vuskovic reveals shocking loan stories | OneFootball

Luka Vuskovic feels completely at home at HSV in every respect. That wasn’t always the case during his previous loan spells.

Luka Vuskovic has already experienced quite a lot in his still young professional career. At the tender age of just 16, the central defender left his hometown of Split, Croatia, to play on loan for the Polish top-flight club Radomiak Radom.

Even though Vuskovic was able to quickly establish himself at the professional level, he went through a tough time privately. “I left home with my mother. She lived with me and helped me and my brother with his (doping) case,” the 18-year-old recently said in an interview with the Croatian TV channel MaxSport. “It was hard in Poland. The apartment was bad, the city was bad.”

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After half a year in the Ekstraklasa, the exceptional talent then joined the Belgian club KVC Westerlo—also on loan. “It was better in Belgium,” Vuskovic summarized. But life in rural Flanders was still quite a challenge for him. “The town? 1,000 inhabitants, all over 90 years old. I lived in the woods and bought myself a dog to fight the boredom.” And once again, the apartment caused problems for the youngster: “The heating didn’t work, I was freezing.”

In Hamburg, however, Vuskovic settled in immediately. He quickly established himself as a regular starter, and privately he also feels completely at home by the Elbe. His extremely positive conclusion: “It’s fantastic here. The city, the people, simply everything. I really enjoy it. Everything I’ve experienced has helped me for the future.”

In the same interview, Vuskovic also expressed his wish to play alongside his older brother Mario, who is currently suspended for doping. “I’d like to stay another season and play with my brother,” the teenager made clear. Whether this plan is even remotely realistic, however, will only become clear in the coming months.

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