The European football star who returns to the club of his loves for a salary of one euro per month

Every fan’s dream is for a dedicated footballer to return to the team where he was born. The closest example is the long-awaited signing of Arturo Vidal for Colo Colo. However, this is not only happening in Chile, but also in Europe.

There is a revolution in Croatia . All eyes are on Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split, or better known as Hajduk Split of the First Division. The team are at the top of the competition and are on course to win their seventh league title, which has not happened since 2005.

The painting seeks to make history with two new protagonists. They are Ivan Perisic and Nikola Kalinic. Both signed for the team that formed them this week and saw them make their professional debuts. Both stop to realize the dream of being champions with the club Bili.

The footballers’ decision brings a somewhat forgotten romanticism to modern football. This becomes even more acute if the details of the agreement are provided. Both signed symbolically for a salary of one euro.

They both arrive with parchments. They have more than exceptional careers in European football. Perisic, for example, played for teams like Bayern Munich, with whom he was crowned Champions League champion. , Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and even Tottenham Hotspurs. The striker, meanwhile, has played for Fiorentina, Milan, Atlético Madrid and Roma, among others.

On another side, Both were part of the Croatian team that played in the 2018 World Cup final. Of course, with different luck. While Perisic started in the defeat against France, Kalinic was left out of the team on a whim. . The striker left the camp hours after his debut against Nigeria. Initially, the official argument was that he was suffering from a back injury. However, we later learned that the striker, relegated to the role of substitute, had refused to come into play a few minutes before the end of the duel.

This angered coach Zlatko Dalic, who made him unhappy. “I need healthy and convinced players. That’s why I made this decision “, said the strategist at the time. While the striker had complications returning to the national team, Perisic was once again the protagonist of Croatia’s podium at the 2022 World Cup.

Now, the 36-year-old striker and the 34-year-old winger will have a new experience in their native country and will look to write a page in the history of the club they love. Hajduk Split is in the lead, with 41 points, six behind its closest pursuer, the historic Rijeka, which has one game less.