Tottenham Hotspur’s Luka Vušković was determined to join Hamburg SV on loan and had to wait until the end of August to complete a temporary move.
The centre-back made his debut in the Bundesliga club’s 5-0 defeat to Bayern Munich earlier this month. He’s starred in their last two matches against FC Heidenheim and Union Berlin.
Vušković scored in the 2-1 win over Heidenheim. The Tottenham man was then the standout player in Hamburg’s goalless draw against Union Berlin.
Sofascore Football took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to report that the defender won 18 duals against Union Berlin. In doing so he became the first player among the top five leagues to achieve that feat in the past five seasons.
Hamburger Morgenpost points that out and states the Croatia international had an ‘outstanding defensive performance’ as he was ‘unstoppable in air’.
To put his overall performance into context, the outlet says the Tottenham loanee had 123 touches and won 23 tackles.
Time for Tottenham excitement over Luka Vušković
Hamburg’s Miro Muheim has heaped praise on Vušković for his latest display and MoPo have relayed his comments.
“He’s a monster, for sure. I don’t think he lost a single header. He’s doing a great job. The boy is a superb footballer and is helping us tremendously,” he said.
Muhiem’s sentiments were echoed by Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes.
“When you see Luka, how he always went for headers as a flexible player. That was something you need in games like this. This aerial dominance he has, this presence. It’s simply something that’s good for us,” Daniel Heuer Fernandes explained.
It’s not just his teammates as Union Berlin assistant manager Sebastian Bönig has joined in to highlight Vušković’s ‘outstanding defensive performance’.
“Vušković simply won a lot of headers. That also meant we couldn’t get into our game,” he added.
Perhaps it’s time for Tottenham fans to get excited about Luka Vušković.