Haris Vučkić – the undiscovered NUFC talent.

Some of you might already know him, and know the Slovenian Haris Vučkić is a real talent in the beautiful game of Football Manager 2010. With the right training and enough match experience in his early years (I would recommend to loan him for the first season, maybe two), you can turn this attacking midfielder/ centre forward in to one of the biggest talents in England! When you take a look at the screenshot taken in December 2009 below, you see that his attributes doesn’t look that promising, but appearances are deceptive.

7 years older, in the year of 2016, Vučkić doesn’t look like the Vučkić we knew from 7 years back. In the game where this screenshot has been taken, I wasn’t managing Newcastle, so he could’ve been even better!
Over these 7 years, you see that Vučkić has grown a lot in all 3 sorts of attributes. Technically, mentally and physically Vučkić has now grown out to be a “good signing for most Premier League sides”. And in this 2016 screenshot below, he is only 23 years old, which means he will still grow!

Best Position:
Vučkić’s best position would be AMC (= attacking midfielder central), although you will probably all know what AMC means. Vučkić is a perfect ‘number 10’ just behind the striker(s), with his perfect 16 at passing and his 17 at technique he fits in that position perfectly! As I said, AMC is the best position for Vučkić, but he can play in many positions like: ST, AML and MC. In those positions he can certainly be of some value for your team, but these aren’t his best positions. You can of course try to train him in to one of those positions as his ‘Natural’ position, looking at his age, it’s very possible you would succeed.

So, would he come?
In the game, Vučkić is regarded as a big talent for Newcastle. So it’s not very likely they will sell him to you, unless of course you offer a large sum of money. 4.8 million in your first season would probably do. When it comes to wages, Vučkić is a very cheap player. He will probably sign for wages around £ 900/1000 a week, and is even interested in signing for clubs like Leeds United (with all respect, of course).

In real life.
Vučkić is one of the Newcastle United talents who is likely to ‘break through’ this season. Where his long awaited break through was originally planned in last years season, it was suspended because of knee and ankle problems in early October, which sidelined him for long then first expected. Vučkić was out for about 6 or 7 months. He made his return with the reserves at April 20, where he immediately scored 2 goals. Vučkić scored his first senior goal on the very first friendly of the season against Carlisle United in a 3-0 win. Watch out for him this season!

Rating.
7.5/10 – As a Newcastle United supporter, I always follow the progress of Vučkić in Football Manager closely. And I think you can, as I said above – with the right training and match experience turn Vučkić in to one of the best players in the Premier League.

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