£29.2m Tottenham star now admits 'club made a decision' he just had to accept without being happy

Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevki has now lashed out at the club by claiming going to Australia three days after the season ended was a decision the players just had to accept.

Spurs first signed Kulusevki from Juventus on loan before making the deal permanent in the summer of 2023 for a fee of £29.2m. Since then, he’s been a key player for former manager manager Antonio Conte and current boss Ange Postecoglou. 

But the decision to travel to his manager’s country days after beating Sheffield United in the league to secure fifth place in what was obviously a money-making exercise has not quite gone down well with the forward.

“It was hard, but sometimes you just have to accept that you can’t decide everything in life,’ said the 24-year-old, via Aftonbladet in Sweden.

“The club made the decision that we had to go there and then I had to make the best of the situation.

“Of course it was tough. It was hard to accept, but nothing can be done. Others decide.” 

Tottenham confirm pre-season plans

The club has confirmed the full schedule of fixtures for ther pre-season tour of Asia with the announcement of a match against Team K League on Wednesday 31st July.

The fixture will be the opening round of the Coupang Play Series 2024, with kick-off at 8pm Korean local time. The second fixture of the series will be the previously announced game against FC Bayern on Saturday 3rd August, with kick-off also at 8pm. Both matches will take place at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

 The matches will follow the previously announced first game on our pre-season tour of Asia against Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium on Saturday 27th July. Team K League will be led by Hong Myung-bo, currently the manager of two-time defending K League champions FC Ulsan, who also led the team during last year’s Coupang Play Series.

 The Club played a fixture against Team K League during our previous visit to Korea in 2022, when two goals from Heung-Min Son secured a thrilling 6-3 victory for the Lilywhites. Tickets for the 2024 Coupang Play Series will go on sale on Friday 28th June at 8pm KST and can only be purchased on Coupang Play.