The Snub That Shook the Locker Room

They called him. They always call him. Or so we thought. But when the list dropped, the name Lovro Majer was conspicuously absent. Coach Zlatko Dalić left the 28-year-old midfielder behind for the World Cup, and suddenly, the silence in the Croatian camp was deafening. Was it a tactical masterstroke? Or a signal that his time in red and white is fading? The speculation is louder than any stadium chant, but while the national team debates, the transfer market is already writing its own destiny.

Serie A’s Vultures Circle

Forget the heartbreak of the snub; look at the money. With VfL Wolfsburg plummeting out of the Bundesliga, the door has been kicked open. Three Italian giants are staring down the barrel, ready to fire. Fiorentina leads the charge, dreaming of a midfield maestro to join Marin Pongračić. But they aren’t alone. Napoli is watching. Como is watching, ready to reunite Majer with former Dinamo teammate Martin Baturina. Even Ajax and RB Leipzig whispered his name, but Italy is where the heat is.

The Price of Talent

Wolfsburg paid 25 million euros to drag him from Rennes in 2023, and they want their pound of flesh. They’re asking for 20 million. The buyers? They’re laughing, offering 15 to 16 million. It’s a war of attrition. Majer wants status. He wants four to five million euros net a year. He doesn’t want to be a benchwarmer; he wants to be the engine. With his contract running until 2028, he holds the cards. The relegation hurts, but the ambition? That’s bulletproof. The question isn’t if he leaves. It’s who bleeds first.