Ivan Perisic: “This is going to be a perfect time for me”
Ivan Perisic feels he’s made for the Premier League.
One of the greats of a golden generation of Croatian footballers, our recent capture from Inter cannot wait to get started at Spurs.
Ivan played 49 times for Inter last season, scoring 10 goals, including a double in the final to clinch the Coppa Italia against Juventus in May. He won Serie A with I Nerazzurri under Antonio Conte in 2020/21, his third title after bagging the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, part of a treble in 2019/20 that included the Champions League.
Now 33, with 113 Croatia caps under his belt - he scored in both the semi-final (against England) and final of the 2018 World Cup - he’s back with Antonio and raring to go for the next chapter of an illustrious career.
“It was always my dream to play in the best five leagues in the world and the Premier League was a missing (piece of the) puzzle,” he told us. “Now I’m here, I want to do my best like I did in all the other leagues. It’s going to be a perfect time for me.
“In the last few years, I played a lot against English teams. The tempo is amazing. I love it. It’s must faster than in Serie A. This is the kind of football I like and is good for me. I spoke to a few players, they said something changed in the last six months, and I think we’re going to do a great job.
“I’m going to bring, first of all, a lot of hard work. I like to work a lot. I like to work for the team because only like this you can win something important. I can play several positions in the system Tottenham is playing now. I will bring a lot of experience as well, I’ve played for a lot of great clubs and, like I said, I can’t wait to start to play, to train and give my best.”