“Juric is now in negotiations with Hajduk”, headlines Tuttosport this morning. Ivan Juric is considering a return to Croatia after opportunities at top Serie A clubs appear to have dried up. In fact, Cagliari also seems to have lost contact with the former Toro coach, who is now in negotiations with Hajduk Spalato. Here he is revered as a legend: he started in the youth team, shone in the first team as a player and then began his long journey in Seville which took him to Philadelphia as a coach. Hajduk Split is very active in trying to bring him back to his homeland, supported by the influence of Nikola Kalinic, their former striker at Verona, who recently ended his playing career to become sporting director of the club, who finished the season at third place behind Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka. Juric is well regarded by Hajduk, who recently also considered Paulo Sousa and Patrick Kluivert, but without concluding. Thus, while Juric is inclined to return to Croatia for family reasons, he awaits more concrete signs in the next few hours, especially given that no team in Italy has decided to bet on him at this stage.
