Serbian wonderkid Andrija Zivkovic has rejected an offer from Real Madrid to move to the Santiago Bernabeu, the player’s father has revealed.
Los Blancos launched a 15-million-bid for the 19-year-old midfielder. Partizan Belgrade could have possibly accepted it, but Zivkovic’s father opposed to it.
Los Merengues were planning on signing Zivkovic and loan him to a third club so he could keep developing his game, but the father believed that would ruin his son’s career.
“For your information, one of the biggest clubs in the world, the most famous in the world, Real Madrid, offered 15 million euros to sign Andrija. But they wanted to loan him! I said no. Not for the money, but because that was going to ruin the kid’s career. Nobody is going to destroy my child’s life and they are not going to do with him as they please, like he was a toy,” Zivkovic’s father has stated on a letter.
Zivkovic is a talented forward who has become one of the most sought-after footballers in Eastern Europe. He can play both as a playmaker or as a winger. He made his professional debut for Partizan in 2013 and quickly became the leader of the team.
The 19-year-old is the youngest player to make a senior appearance for the Serbian national team. He is also the youngest Partizan Belgrade captain in history. In the last three seasons, he has made 92 appearances for the Serbia side, scoring 24 goals.