CHELSEA CONFIRMED MARIO PASALIC DEAL... On Transfer Deadline Day this deal probably slipped you by - but as Chelsea snapped up Kurt Zouma and loaned him back to his former club they seemed to do similar with one of Croatia ’s hottest young talents in the form of Hajduk Split star Mario Pasalic. The midfielder, similar to Michael Ballack in playing style, agreed a pre-contract deal for a fee of €2 million which was set to be formalised at the end of the season. The 18-year-old said of the deal - which was thrashed out with technical director Michael Emenalo: “Im glad everything is successfully completed, it is now back to training and the next six months I have to concentrate solely on Hajduk. Nothing else I can say.” He has bagged 11 goals in 25 games for Hajduk and at the age of 19 is considered one of the top talents to come out of Croatia in recent years - and Chelsea have him. His most recent game came against RNK Split in the derby game, and there was a very interested bystander in attendance. Emenalo, the man who brokered the deal, was in the Stadion Poljud to watch him in action - and he would have been impressed. Pasalic scored in the game, the only goal in a 1-0 win, as calls for him to join the likes of Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Mario Mandzukic on the plane to Brazil this summer continue to gather momentum.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 12:54:24 +0000
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