santana

He is delighted about possibility of Luka going to Newcastle. "If Keegan insisted on Luka arrival, it means that Luka has a place in starting 11, and will be one of a team stars right away." Maric remembers that Gullit insisted on him coming, and he is very proud of that. Says Newcastle is a big club. When asked about Barca, Real, Chelsea, Maric says Newcastle is not in that league, but is one of biggest and richest clubs in Prem, making a new team, and great ambitions for next season, so Luka doesn't need to worry, Newcastle will be a strong and powerful. Then he answers about how was it to live in Newcastle, he says it was great, he had a house neat the river, just he didn't have to much free time. And, in the end, Maric says that Toon Army is a best fan group in England, and with fans like that one has to enjoy playing football. Speaking of Maric, he is one of Dinamo legends, however, Luka is a better, more complete player, and definitely more focused on career than Maric, Maric is, well, Maric Party, party, party

Luka is a great player. For those who haven't seen him play, he is something in between of Ribery and Diego, and being just 22, with a lots of room for improvement. He is a kind of detonator player, capable of igniting a whole team bringing it to another level. And Newcastle could really use that kind of player From what I can see in relevant Croatian newspapers today, transfer money is agreed upon, something little bit over 20 mil €, but wages are a problem, just 100k € a month, totaling 1.2 mil € per year. Dinamo wants to sell him, but his manager, and most powerful person in Dinamo, Zdravko Mamic, wants too much money. That's why Dinamo is talking to so many clubs about Luka, and thats why Luka is still here in Zagreb. I, personally, would very much like him going to Prem, and Newcastle is a nice choice, great fans, great players, however, missing that one magical ingredient