Alen Halilovic has insisted that “I can still be like Luka Modric” after leaving Milan for Heerenveen.
Halilovic was considered Croatia’s next big thing after Modric when he joined Barcelona from Dinamo Zagreb in 2014.
However, the midfielder’s career has yet to take off and he will spend the season in the Netherlands with Heerenveen.
“Heerenveen did everything to sign me, which was lucky for me,” the 23-year-old told Voetbal International.
Alen Halilovic has insisted that “I can still be like Luka Modric” after leaving Milan for Heerenveen.
Halilovic was considered Croatia’s next big thing after Modric when he joined Barcelona from Dinamo Zagreb in 2014.
However, the midfielder’s career has yet to take off and he will spend the season in the Netherlands with Heerenveen.
“Heerenveen did everything to sign me, which was lucky for me,” the 23-year-old told Voetbal International.
“It’s a good choice, this League suits me. I want to prove that I can be one of the best in the Eredivisie and among the top in Europe.
"In Milan, they were disappointed with how Standard Liege treated me. I talked to them, they made me some promises, but then the opposite happened. They caused me problems.
“I have the feeling that I can still be like Modric.”