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Ivan Perisic has completed his incredible comeback from injury after being a regular feature for Croatia at Euro 2024.

The former Premier League star is playing at his fourth European Championship in Germany after battling back to full fitness.

Perisic is playing for Croatia after recovering from an ACL injury
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Perisic is playing for Croatia after recovering from an ACL injuryCredit: Getty

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He has seemingly disappeared from the public eye over the last year after suffering an ACL injury at the start of the season in September.

But he returned to the pitch during the 3-0 defeat to Spain and was then trusted from the start against Albania.

Who does Ivan Perisic play for? 

Perisic spent last season on loan at Croatian side Hajduk Split

He played seven times but did not complete 90 minutes. 

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The 35-year-old was a Tottenham player, but his contract expired at the start of June and he was released by the club.

His time at the Spurs was ruined by the serious injury he picked up in training and he moved away on loan in January as he returned to his home country.

According to reports, his love for Hajduk Split led to him agreeing to a monthly wage of only 86p as a gesture of goodwill. 

Perisic is now expected to sign on a permanent deal at Split for the next campaign following Euro 2024

Perisic left Tottenham in June after his contract expired
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Perisic left Tottenham in June after his contract expiredCredit: Getty

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou seemed to know Perisic was leaving after his loan move as he made an admission.

Postecoglou said: “He's been a significant loss for us. I thought this year he was going to be a really significant contributor because of his experience.

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“And we saw that in the first few games because of the way he impacted games.

“But yeah, he won't...he's unlikely to play for us again.”

Postecoglou also revealed Perisic’s aims and said: "He's obviously got some national team commitments he wants to get back to".

Perisic has managed to get back for those commitments this summer and is going do all he can to rescue Croatia. 

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