Alen Halilovic - remember this name

[g180aj]

I haven't seen this kid play before, but for those who have, is he good enough to get games in the league or will he have to play in the reserves?

"Eet iz difficult"

Alen is about as direct of a footballer that I've ever seen. And probably the only player that closely mimmicks the style of Messi. Weighted passes, great movement, excellent chip and tremendous finishing.

The issue is that he is still very much a 16 year old boy. He's not got tree trunk thighs like Aguero or to a lesser extent Messi (the type of body that comes with manhood). Could he start for City? Perhaps in the Tello/Cuenca mould. But I'd fear for his development if doesn't get a weekly 90 minutes.

This.

Give him two years with us, regular competitive football and the best training available in the world and we'll take it from there.
The same goes for Jose A. Pozo.

But I do think they need to feel right from the get-go that hey have a shot at making the senior side, a carrot for them in the not too distant future. So an occasional call-up for a domestic cup game, regular training sessions with the big boys must be there.

I believe this is what the under 21 premier league is for he is only 16 that will help him get ready for the prem.

 

[Armaan]

Anything new on this kid?

 

[BlueOz]

Halilovic is commited to finish 2012/13 season with Dinamo, we will only be hearing transfer rumours til summer.

 

[MSP]

He's committed my ass, he'd move tomorrow if Mamic would let him go.

 

[alky313]

Halilovic is commited to finish 2012/13 season with Dinamo, we will only be hearing transfer rumours til summer.

Hiiii Mamic!

 

[yarny101]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/C2Nbamed3l4[/youtube]

Nice dive. It's better than what Suarez can produce that.

 

[MSP]

Lol, that video is down but here is Dailymotion one. Even Ashley "The Fair Play" Young can't produce something like that.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvdsgq_alen-haliloviy-pada_sport" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvdsgq ... pada_sport</a>

 

[Heart.net]

Dinamo Zagreb sporting director Zoran Mamic has insisted no deal has been reached with Manchester City for the sale of Alen Halilovic and says the Premier League champions will have to pay more than the widely reported fee of £9 million.

Halilovic – who has been dubbed the ‘Balkan Messi’ – is the latest graduate from an academy which has previously produced stars such as Luka Modric, Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar.

But, in the wake of reports that the 16-year-old could be set for a move to the Etihad Stadium, Mamic joked that City would be lucky to get one of the wonderkid’s legs for the £9m fee currently being touted.

“There's no deal [with Manchester City],” he told Croatian newspaper sportske.jutarnji.hr.

“We cannot talk about something that hasn't happened yet. But the figure that is mentioned in the English media [£9 million] - for that kind of money we wouldn't even sell his left leg!”

Halilovic became the youngest ever player to debut in the Croatian top-flight when he made an appearance from the substitutes’ bench during his side’s 3-1 victory over bitter rivals Hajduk Split in September.

A mere 10 days later, he broke another record to become the youngest-ever goalscorer in the league with a glorious chip in a 4-1 win against Slaven Belupo.


<a class="postlink" href="http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/11/26/3557601/manchester-city-must-pay-more-than-9-million-for-halilovic?source=breakingnews" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/pre ... eakingnews</a>

 

[BlueDejong]

Dinamo Zagreb sporting director Zoran Mamic has insisted no deal has been reached with Manchester City for the sale of Alen Halilovic and says the Premier League champions will have to pay more than the widely reported fee of £9 million.

Halilovic – who has been dubbed the ‘Balkan Messi’ – is the latest graduate from an academy which has previously produced stars such as Luka Modric, Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar.

But, in the wake of reports that the 16-year-old could be set for a move to the Etihad Stadium, Mamic joked that City would be lucky to get one of the wonderkid’s legs for the £9m fee currently being touted.

“There's no deal [with Manchester City],” he told Croatian newspaper sportske.jutarnji.hr.

“We cannot talk about something that hasn't happened yet. But the figure that is mentioned in the English media [£9 million] - for that kind of money we wouldn't even sell his left leg!”

Halilovic became the youngest ever player to debut in the Croatian top-flight when he made an appearance from the substitutes’ bench during his side’s 3-1 victory over bitter rivals Hajduk Split in September.

A mere 10 days later, he broke another record to become the youngest-ever goalscorer in the league with a glorious chip in a 4-1 win against Slaven Belupo.


<a class="postlink" href="http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/11/26/3557601/manchester-city-must-pay-more-than-9-million-for-halilovic?source=breakingnews" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/pre ... eakingnews</a>

Oh my god...It's difficult deal. more than 9m ? give up.

 

[LongLang]

Re: If City Are Buying The Best Of The Next Generation....

Then i hope they have been watching Dinamo's new 16 yr old star. Alen Halilovic

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ_L2nncpNU[/youtube]

greedy