Tottenham Hotspur are set to benefit from Luka Vuskovic’s participation in the World Cup this summer, but only if Croatia reach the knockout stages.
Hamburger Abendblatt report on the 19-year-old today and how the World Cup could be financially profitable for Tottenham and HSV Hamburg.
Vuskovic to the World Cup
The newspaper explains that Luka Vuskovic is one of three players in the current HSV squad heading to the World Cup this summer.
These nominations are financially rewarding for the German club. They will receive a compensation payment from FIFA for every player released for World Cup duty. These funds are disbursed to the DFB (German Football Association). They then forward the payments to individual clubs.
The further a player progresses in the tournament, the higher the resulting payout. Compensation is provided for loaned players as well. That means Tottenham’s Luka Vuskovic will bring in funds.
However, should the tournament reach the knockout stages, his parent clubs, aka Spurs, would being receiving the daily compensation payments for the release of youngster instead. Why? Because Vuskovic will officially be back under contract at Spurs as of July 1st.
FIFA paying out
FIFA pays out approximately $11,000 per day for every World Cup player. One-third of this amount goes to the club where the player was under contract during the tournament. Another third goes to where he was under contract during the 2025/26 season.
In Luka Vuskovic’s case, the first would be spread across Tottenham and HSV. The second would go to HSV.
The third part goes to the club for which he played during the 2024/25 season. The youngster spent that on loan at KVC Westerlo, but Hajduk Split should also receive payments.
It’s a complicated affair, to say the least, but Tottenham will benefit in some form. The decision to send Vuskovic to Germany last summer continues to pay off for them.
