How Bayern Munich let Tottenham Hotspur win the war for Luka Vušković

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HAMBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 31: Luka Vuskovic of Hamburger SV celebrates following the team's draw in the Bundesliga match between Hamburger SV and FC Bayern München at Volksparkstadion on January 31, 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) | Getty Images

According to a report from Sport Bild’s Christian Falk and Heiko Niedderer (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich had prized center-back prospect Luka Vušković in its grasp, but let him slip away.

Why?

Well, a Bayern Munich scout felt the young Croatian was too arrogant on the ball.

We kid you not:

Luka Vušković was offered to FC Bayern in February 2023 as a 15-16 year old. He was available for €3m plus €2m add-ons from Hajduk Split. Bayern decided against the move after negative scouting reports – the chief scout back then described Vušković as ‘too arrogant on the ball’ and said ‘we didn’t really like him’. Ultimately, Tottenham saw potential in him and signed him the following summer for around €15m.

Well, as of now, this looks like a monumental — maybe catastrophic — miss. Maybe there is a fine line between being arrogant on the ball and being confident, but in this case that perception cost Bayern Munich a very affordable and incredibly talented prospect.

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