Having failed to sign Nurenberg Aussie defender Mathew Spironovic,the Croatian Football Federation is now flying under the radar and trying to get it's hands on 17 year - old Melbourne Knights sensation Mate Dugandzic. Dugandzic is an explosive midfielder that has been playing first grade at the Knight since he was 16 years of age and is very much in the Tommy Ponteljak mould of player. His adviser Tony Rallis has flagged Socceroo coach Greame Arnold of the Craotian moves and Arnold together with Ron Smith got the AIS and Young Socceroo coach Steve O'Conner to invite him to the AIS. As yet O'Conner has not acted and the kid could be poached adding to the players Croatia has poached from Australia.

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