Dinamo Zagreb’s Halilovic set for Spurs.
Tottenham are set to sign wonderkid Alen Halilovic after the 17-year-old’s father finally agreed terms with the Premier League outfit, reports Croatian newspaper Jutarnji.
Spurs reportedly agreed a €20m deal to sign Halilovic and teammate Tin Jedvaj in late June but the move collapsed because Halilovic’s family did not agree to Spurs’ terms.
Jedvaj, 17, has since joined AS Roma but Spurs have not lost interest in Halilovic, who now looks set to move to White Hart Lane when he turns 18.
The Croatia international will cost Spurs €15m and, according to well-respected Croatian journalist Alex Holiga, Alen’s brother Dino will also make the switch to North London.
Update re: #Halilovic #Spurs – Jutarnji list claim Halilovic the dad has agreed on principle to Spurs’ terms for Alen. The deal is a go now.
— Aleksandar Holiga (@AlexHoliga) August 18, 2013
Dinamo are keen to sell, the family is keen to go, Spurs will get the kid for €15M. But he won’t play for them before turning 18.
— Aleksandar Holiga (@AlexHoliga) August 18, 2013
Dinamo have accepted the offer, now apparently Halilovic family have too – or so say the paper, and I tend to believe the report.
— Aleksandar Holiga (@AlexHoliga) August 18, 2013
No news yet about where Halilovic would play on loan before turning 18 (at Dinamo or elsewhere).
— Aleksandar Holiga (@AlexHoliga) August 18, 2013
Spurs fans, you should be happy to know that with Alen you get his younger brother Dino – who is also a very talented footballer.
— Aleksandar Holiga (@AlexHoliga) August 18, 2013
Young Dino Halilovic, Alen's brother, is one of the best players in Dinamo U15s who recently won the Nike Premier Cup at Old Trafford.
— Aleksandar Holiga (@AlexHoliga) August 18, 2013