Roma spent $500,000 from croatian leagues, signing half of Europe are chasing the 16-year-old midfielder

Entering February, Roma announced in a social media post that it had signed 16-year-old midfielder Matt Yvkovic from Croatian first division FC Hajdux Plit.

Hajdúksplit is a Croatian First Division team, there are 10 teams in the Croatian First Division, and the team we are most familiar with is probably Dinamo Zagreb.

So far this season, Hajdux Plit is 4th in the Croatian League.

In the past, Roma clubs usually did not officially confirm the transfer of the youth department through social media, mainly because they did not want to put too much pressure on the players, but this time it was different.

Croatian player Matt Yvkovic, who was signed by Roma this time, was born in 2006 and turned 16 on January 4 this year.

The player, considered one of Croatia's best young players, is being chased by teams from half a European country. Salzburg, Juventus and Atlanta all offer offers. But the players chose Roma in the end.

Matt Ifkovic, despite his young age, is 1.91 metres tall and physically fit, already playing for clubs and national youth teams.

The Roma club spent 500,000 euros to bring Matt Yvkovic to the Trigoria training base. Through the signing of this player, Roma have also formed a partnership in Croatia to focus on the best young talents in Croatia.

The choice of Roma by 16-year-old Matt Ivkovic was well thought out by his family.

This is due to the Roma first-team use of young players, the most typical example being the 19-year-old Ghanaian player Gian.

The team's sporting director Pinto and manager Jose Mourinho are willing to open their doors to young players, which is why Matt Ivkovic is willing to come to Rome.

The player will play first in the Roma U17 and U18 teams.