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Player Tottenham released for free last year has just broken a record in the Champions League

Charles Jones

Thu 20 February 2025 16:15, UK

Tottenha💜m have released a few players over the years who have gone on to kick on and re☂ignite their careers.

Paolo Gazzaniga has been reborn at Girona as a Champions League level goa🐼lkeeper, while Eric Dier is having a career second-wind at Baye🦹rn Munich.

Last 𝔉year, Tottenham released a few players. Ryan Sessegnon was let go after Sessegnon had a diffi𒅌cult time at Spurs, while Japhet Tanganga was also released.

Ivan Perisic was another casualty at Spurs, initially loaned to Hajduk Split last January before📖 departing Spurs permanently♕ in the summer.

However, Perisi𝓰c’s Croatian homecoming didn’t last long as he would soon join PSV Eindhoven on another free transfer.

Perisic was back in a top European league, and he’s now shiningཧ for the Dutch side.

Indeed, Perisic has received huge praise this season, and now, at the ♒a😼ge of 36, he’s just broken a Champions League record.

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Ivan Perisic breaks Champions League record

PSV picked up a remarkable win in the Champions League on Wednesday as they♈ dumped Juventus out of the competition.

Among the 🤡goals on the night was Ivan Perisic, netting at the age of 36 years and 1𒁏7 days.

That goal made Perisic the oldest player ever to score in consecutive Champions 🍒League knockout games.

Perisic’s career at the top level appeared to be over 18 months ago as Perisic suffered a terrible injury at Tottenham, but now he’🌞s back and breaking records at the top level.

Champions League oldest goalscoerers

Perisic has broken the record for the oldest player to score in consecutive C🍰hampions League knockout games.

How𓂃ever, the left-footer still has some way to go before he can think about breaking the record for the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history.

Pepe currently holds the record for t🌜he oldest♏ goalscorer in the Champions League, netting at the age of 40.

However, with Perisic keeping himself in such incredible condition, it wouldn’t be a massive shock if the winger is💮 st🐭ill finding the back of the net in top-level European competition for sometime yet.

Maybe Tottenham were too q🤡uick to let Perisic go, as it appears he still has🌌 plenty left in the tank.