Tottenham Hotspur is saying goodbye to Ivan Perisic.

Tottenham will face Burnley in the third round (round of 64) of the 2023-24 English FA Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on June 6 at 5 p.m. ET.

Prior to the match, head coach Enze Postecoglou held a press conference. During the press conference, he was asked about Perisic. "Postecoglou said Perisic will not play for Tottenham again," reports Football London. He underwent surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training last September. Perisic is determined to play at UEFA Euro 2024 in the summer and has been linked with a move to Croatian club HNK Hajduk Split after the end of the season." The report focused on Postecoglou"s response.

"Perisic has commitments with the Croatian national team that he needs to return to as soon as possible," Postecoglu said. (Perisic"s departure) is a major loss for us. We thought Perisic"s experience this season would help us a lot, and we saw that in the first few games. But he will not play for Tottenham again," he said, confirming the end of the partnership.

 

Last season, Tottenham were nothing special. Ivan Perisic himself had a disappointing season, especially after his ambitious signing Antonio Conte was sacked after a tumultuous spell at the club. Towards the end of the season, his playing time dropped dramatically.

Tottenham started the new season under Postecoglou. After an assist in the fifth round against Sheffield United, Perisic suffered a horrific anterior cruciate ligament tear. Perisic was sidelined for the rest of the season.

Even after returning from injury, we never saw Perisic play for Tottenham. He wants to ????? play at the Euros and plans to spend his twilight years in his native Croatia.

 

Tottenham, meanwhile, have an FA Cup run in which they can realistically challenge for the title. Their opponent is Burnley, managed by Vincent Kompany. How they overcome the departures of key players such as Son Heung-min, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, James Maddison, and Mickey van der Vaart will be key to this match.