Ex-Premier League star who was as soon as value £13m now earns simply 86p wage

A former Premier League striker has signed a contract on a 86p wage.

Nikola Kalinic, previously of Blackburn, re-joined his boyhood membership Hajduk Split in Croatia this week. He will spend the subsequent 5 months with the HNL leaders as they give the impression of being to clinch their first title in 19 years.

The 36-year-old was as soon as value £13million and performed for a complete host of prime golf equipment akin to Fiorentina, AC Milan, Roma and Atletico Madrid following his stint within the Premier League. But he has determined to return to Hajduk, the place he made his debut within the 2005/06 season, for a 3rd spell.

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It comes simply 5 months after he was let go by the membership on the finish of his contract. And he has now ended his free company by accepting a €1 (86p) wage to return in a deal which expires on the finish of the season.

The former Croatia worldwide described it because the “easiest deal” he has ever agreed to. Meanwhile, director Mindaugas Nikolicius mentioned: “Nikola returns with one aim: to help Hajduk win the title after 19 years.”

His aspect are at the moment six factors clear atop the Croatian league. Kalinic was handed the No.9 shirt by Aleksandar Trajkovski, who voluntarily gave up the shirt quantity.

Kalinic performed a key position in Croatia’s 2018 World Cup aspect which reached the ultimate of the event. He obtained his runners-up medal regardless of being despatched house early, however has not represented his nation since then.

The ahead spent two years at Blackburn after finishing a £6million switch from Split and signing a four-year contract in August 2009. He netted 13 objectives for Rovers earlier than being bought to Ukrainian outfit Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 2011, with whom he reached the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final.

After 4 years, he signed for Serie A aspect Fiorentina and went on to play for AC Milan, Roma and Atletico Madrid – successful the 2018 UEFA Super Cup in Spain. “We all know what sort of scenario he was in, we have to give him a while and see what type he can be in,” Nikolicius commented throughout the switch announcement.