Having arrived at Tottenham Hotspur as a free agent in 2022, Ivan Perišić has managed a goal and 13 assists from 49 games.
The Croatia international was a regular starter at Spurs when Antonio Conte was in charge, and has now been reduced to a reserve role under Ange Postecoglou. He has played a total of 159 minutes in five games this season.
Večernji List journalist Tomislav Dasović was unhappy with the 34-year-old’s situation at Tottenham and urged him to leave the club.
Since joining Spurs, Perišić has scored just one goal for his country and has not scored any goals in his last nine international matches.
The journalist makes a comparison of the player’s playing time at Spurs and Inter Milan [2021/22 season], and how it has reduced since Conte left the north London club.
The Croatian won several trophies with Bayern Munich and Inter, while Spurs haven’t won silverware since 2008.
Dasović says the attacker is ‘missing minutes, goals and trophies’ at Tottenham, which is why his career has suffered since joining them.
Postecoglou’s side have started this season on a bright note, collecting 10 points from four games.
Despite this, Dasović claims Tottenham are a club on a ‘downward trajectory’ and the situation there is ‘unstable’. The journalist adds Spurs are ‘not a healthy environment’ for Perišić and he urgently needs a new challenge elsewhere.
Dasović seems to be being a little dramatic, and his claims are likely encouraged by excitement the player could return to Croatia in the next window.
In addition to this, there’s no guarantee Perišić’s form for Croatia would improve if he were to leave the Premier League side.
