{"id":472451,"date":"2026-02-16T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/472451\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:08:11","slug":"spurs-fear-losing-monster-to-bayern-as-interest-in-replacement-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/472451\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs fear losing &#8216;monster&#8217; to Bayern as &#8216;interest&#8217; in replacement revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur have an absolute gem on their hands in Luka Vuskovic, who is so good he could join Bayern Munich this summer without playing a competitive match for the Premier League side.<\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic has emerged as one of the standout centre-backs in the Bundesliga this season, enjoying a fruitful campaign on loan at Hamburg.<\/p>\n<p>Luka Vuskovic: Spurs\u2019 future world-class defender<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old Croatian has been named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month on three occasions and even won the German top flight\u2019s Goal of the Month award for December.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is the teenager already an elite centre-back, but he has an eye for goal as well. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe Goal of the Season award in 2024 and scored seven league goals in 28 appearances on loan at KVC Westerlo last season.<\/p>\n<p>He was an unused substitute in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tottenham-hotspur\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham<\/a>\u2018s opening two Premier League games of the campaign and in the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>MORE ON SPURS ON F365<br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tottenham-discussing-real-madrid-defender-micky-van-de-ven-swap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham \u2018discussing\u2019 Real Madrid defender as huge Micky van de Ven transfer nears<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/mailbox-tudor-next-sacked-spurs-sleepwalking-relegation-arsenal-arteta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Lame duck\u2019 Tudor to be \u2018next manager out\u2019 as Spurs \u2018sleepwalking into catastrophic relegation\u2019<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-ten-pl-shocks-arsenal-spurs-relegation-man-utd-sack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ten 2025\/26 PL shocks that could still happen, include Arsenal failing to win title, Spurs relegation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic has been a regular in the Hamburg defence since September and there are rumours he could move to a top European club before he has even played a minute for the Londoners.<\/p>\n<p>There is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/bayern-munich-make-informal-approach-for-tottenham-star-as-crystal-palace-push-for-spurs-forward\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">genuine interest from Bayern Munich<\/a>, who are always looking to sign the best players from their domestic rivals, and Tottenham supporters fear they will lose their Croatian gem.<\/p>\n<p>With Vuskovic, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero all linked with moves away from Spurs, they are weighing up their options for the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tottenham-discussing-real-madrid-defender-micky-van-de-ven-swap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antonio Rudiger has been linked<\/a>, but another player on Spurs\u2019 radar is Bayern\u2019s Kim Min-jae, whose departure could pave the way for Vuskovic to join the German champions.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern eye Spurs\u2019 best young star<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cfbayerninsider.com\/2026\/02\/chelsea-tottenham-bayern-munich-kim-min-jae-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\">CFBayern Insider<\/a>, Chelsea and Spurs are both showing \u2018interest\u2019 in the South Korean, who impressed against Werder Bremen in Saturday\u2019s comfortable Bundesliga win.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea could make a move for Min-jae after missing out on new Liverpool signing Jeremy Jacquet, though the 29-year-old is older than their usual transfer targets.<\/p>\n<p>Min-jae is not a regular starter under Vincent Kompany and would be a wise sale for Bayern and a smart signing for Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern head coach Kompany has previously been very complimentary of Vuskovic, claiming that his Hamburg loan is \u201cideal\u201d for his development\u2026potentially ahead of his arrival at the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs talent Vuskovic earns praise from Kompany, Tah, Olic<\/p>\n<p>Kompany said: \u201cHe\u2019s a big talent. The Bundesliga is a very difficult league to develop as a young centre-back. You need to be physically strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving an important role at HSV is ideal. He needs to listen well to his good coach there. He doesn\u2019t need to do much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bayern defender Jonathan Tah \u2013 who could partner the teenager from next season \u2013 has also praised Vuskovic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he is really good for his age. We have had contact from time to time,\u201d Tah told Sky Sports Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should keep going this way \u2013 keep working on himself, keep pushing. I like the energy he brings to the pitch \u2013 his confidence. That is something I pay close attention to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vuskovic is clearly very highly rated and Croatia Under-21 manager Ivica Olic has backed him to play for the senior team at this summer\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Luka continues to perform so well for HSV and his country and stays healthy, I\u2019m convinced he will be at the World Cup,\u201d Olic said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was carefully developed, loaned to Poland and Belgium. And the loan from Tottenham to my former club also makes a lot of sense. A lot of things were done right. That\u2019s how you develop talent. But it\u2019s important that he continues to play well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuka is a down-to-earth boy who is very mature for his age, both on and off the pitch. He lives and loves football. You can feel that in every training session, in every game. He always gives 100%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His Hamburg team-mates know how special Vuskovic is as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hamburg\u2019s Miro Muheim said: \u201cHe\u2019s a monster, for sure. I don\u2019t think he lost a single header. He\u2019s doing a great job. The boy is a superb footballer and is helping us tremendously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes said: \u201cWhen you see Luka, how he always goes for headers as a flexible player, that was something you need in games like this. This aerial dominance he has, this presence. It\u2019s simply something that\u2019s good for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/thomas-frank-demand-tottenham-fans-mediawatch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spurs fans to blame for fumbling world\u2019s most \u2018desirable\u2019 and \u2018in-demand\u2019 manager<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur have an absolute gem on their hands in Luka Vuskovic, who is so good he could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[24663,219160,150626,3,1084,403,99,4899],"class_list":{"0":"post-472451","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-home-page","9":"tag-kim-min-jae","10":"tag-luka-vuskovic","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-premier-league","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-tottenham-hotspur"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}