Overview
- After a four-year doping suspension, Mario Vuskovic will be eligible to play again and is set to make his on-field return in a home friendly arranged with his youth club Hajduk Split.
- Coach Merlin Polzin says Vuskovic is intensely focused and has chosen to train through the team’s scheduled days off to reach match fitness.
- Almost 50,000 tickets have been sold for the friendly, which the club frames as both a celebratory event for fans and a practical chance to assess Vuskovic.
- Polzin has stressed that the comeback must translate into performance and that Vuskovic will need to demonstrate he can help the team before earning selection for competitive matches.
- The return creates a short window for Vuskovic to prove readiness for nearby Bundesliga selection and will shape both squad choices and the club’s public messaging as he moves from stand observer back into contention.