Tottenham Hotspur loanee Luka Vuskovic has been speaking about his efforts to improve himself while on loan at Hamburg. The youngster has also been discussing the extra measures he has taken to develop his own game in comments new Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi will love to hear.
Spursofficially signed the 19-year-old from Hudjuk Split in 2025 before loaning the Croatian defender to Bundesliga side Hamburger SV for the current campaign.
There is considerable speculation about whether or not Vuskovic will move on from Spurs permanently in the summer with his parent side in relegation trouble.
That being said, the highly-rated defender has made it clear he'll be part of Spurs' first team set-up next season.
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"After this season, I’ll be a Tottenham player again. I have a contract there until 2030," he told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
His return to Spurs will give De Zerbi an opportunity to watch the youngster close up, with fans not able to see much of the defender having agreed to sign him way back in 2023.
Vuskovic had to wait until last summer before he could move to England, and was immediately sent out on loan.
When asked what sort of player he is, he said: "It all depends on how the player plays. It can be really tough; it can feel like the defender is trying to destroy a striker, he can inflict some really hard fouls.
"But it can also be completely different, without a foul, even without physical contact. If you defend intelligently, you hardly ever have to go directly into a challenge; you focus more on the space where things can get dangerous.
"I’m somewhere in between because I’m not as aggressive as some others, although I’d like to be a bit more so. I’m working on that."
Expanding on how he has been developing himself away from his club, Vuskovic made an admission that will be music to the ears of Spurs and De Zerbi.
“I know my weaknesses," he said. "I’ve been training with a private coach for some time now to work on my speed."
Vuskovic has impressed during his time in the Bundesliga, and has been one of the standout performers for the club during his loan spell.
His agent Pini Zahavi has already made it clear that a decision on his future won't happen until the summer, but it looks pretty certain Tottenham will cast an eye over him before sanctioning any further loan moves.
That hasn't stopped Vuskovic making clear he'd like to play alongside his brother Mario, also at Hamburg, in the future. The 19-year-old said: "In football, you never know. It could happen next year, or in 10 years.
"I don’t want to promise anyone anything. But it’s my biggest dream to be on the pitch with him here in Hamburg, or later in Split."
