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Ivan Perisic, who failed at Tottenham, is having a great twilight period.
Florian Flettenberg, a reporter for Germany's Sky Sports, said on his personal SNS on the 29th (Korea time) that "Perisic is very active in extending his contract with PSV Eindhoven." Negotiations have begun. The final decision will be made after the A-match break. Winger Perisic, 36, has 17 goals and 13 assists this season," he reported.
Perisic is a well-known player even to Korean fans, because he left Inter Milan and joined Tottenham in the 2022-2023 season. Perisic was a veteran with a lot of winning experience playing for Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich, and chose to move to Tottenham on a free contract. During the Inter Milan era, coach Antonio Conte, his teacher, had a big presence. Perisic was expected to show a destructive chemistry with Son Heung-min as he played left wingback.
Contrary to expectations, Son Heung-min and Perisic's teamwork was dissonant. Conte dressed Son Heung-min in inappropriate clothes to maximize Perisic's aggressive capabilities. Son Heung-min's scoring ability was not expressed, and Perisic's performance was not as expected.
Perisic's career was twisted as he suffered a major injury at Tottenham. At that time, Perisic suffered a cruciate ligament rupture and terminated his contract with Tottenham early and headed to his country Croatia. Perisic, who did not want to end his career in the Croatira league, moved to the prestigious Dutch club Eindhoven after the 2024-2025 season began.
After moving to Eindhoven, Perisic regained his skills in his prime. Perisic, who immediately became Eindhoven's main player, was active with 16 goals and 11 assists in 35 games. In particular, Perisic's scoring ability exploded at the end of the league, and Eindhoven achieved a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the league's last game. It was a moment when Perisic's relationship was proved as it was.
From Eindhoven's point of view, Perisic has no reason not to hold on, and Perisic also seems to intend to spend the rest of his career at Eindhoven rather than a new challenge. This is because it is not easy to choose a change ahead of the new season because the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup will be held next year.
Perisic is likely to participate in the World Cup at the age of 37 if the current momentum continues. Perisic made his debut for Croatia in 2011 and is still playing. As a legend who played in 142 A matches, he scored 34 goals and 32 assists. Perisic is also playing in Croatia as a main player.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
