Ante Palaversa has made his mark at Pittodrie quickly and netted the winner against Hearts
The Croat has quickly established himself as a favourite with the Red Army and added to that when he hit his late winner against Hearts. The Dundee United defender and Palaversa are close friends after coming through the youth ranks of Hajduk Split and the Croatia under-age teams together. Sevelj admitted the midfielder was the pick of their age group and when he hits top gear he has similar attributes to the current Juventus and French star Paul Pogba .
His weekend goal was his first in two years since he netted for Troyes against Paris St Germain nearly two years ago. His side lost 4-3 with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe all joining him on the score sheet. Palaversa’s quality has never really been questioned. It has been more his injury record over the last couple of seasons. Aberdeen agreed a deal to sign Palaversa from French side Troyes, where he had lost his way.
Palaversa never really got his chance at City and spent most of his time there on loan back at Hajduk Split, Oostende, Getafe and Kortrijk. Sevelj confirmed: “He was our best player at Hajduk Split. The Dundee United star is no stranger to another Aberdeen player. He is also close to striker Ester Sokler. They played together at Slovenian side Radomlje. Sevelj even called Sokler for advice before he made his own move to Tannadice this summer. He has already been behind enemy lines, travelling to Aberdeen to meet up with the pair. United are due to travel to Aberdeen on October 26h and Sevelj has warned both friendships will go out the window that night.
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