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Tottenham Rejects Brighton £35 m Vuskovic Bid, Signs Van Hecke

6/17/2026

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Tottenham Rejects Bid

Tottenham rejected Brighton's second £35 million bid for 19-year-old centre-back Luka Vuskovic and may loan him to give playing time, with manager Roberto De Zerbi needing to outline a clear pathway.
Tottenham's asking price for Vuskovic is reported up to £60 million, far above Brighton's earlier £30 million offer.
Brighton secured a £52 million transfer for Dutch defender Jan Paul van Hecke to join Tottenham, a deal with a sell-on clause that adds competition to the defence.

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Vuskovic Starts

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said Luka Vuskovic must find a club where he will start before the World Cup.
Dalic expects Vuskovic to replace Josko Gvardiol and be a key defender for Croatia.
Vuskovic will start Croatia’s Group L match against England in Dallas on Wednesday.
He scored six goals for Hamburg, made the Bundesliga Team of the Season, and rejected a return because his brother’s doping ban runs through November.

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Tottenham Rejects Bid

Tottenham rejected Brighton's second £35 million bid for 19-year-old centre-back Luka Vuskovic and may loan him to give playing time, with manager Roberto De Zerbi needing to outline a clear pathway.
Tottenham's asking price for Vuskovic is reported up to £60 million, far above Brighton's earlier £30 million offer.
Brighton secured a £52 million transfer for Dutch defender Jan Paul van Hecke to join Tottenham, a deal with a sell-on clause that adds competition to the defence.

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