It smells like a Coup, as the FC Basel guides in the summer of 2015 Zdravko Kuzmanovic to him. 28 Lenze 50-fold Serbian national team player, at this point, on the hump, is, in the best football age. Ready to dominate after Alex Frei, Marco Streller and Benjamin Huggel a new Era. Kuzmanovic, of Inter-Star with the fine foot, and the superior Overview, would have been able to switch to the Premier League. Watford showed interest, offered million. But the man who grew up in the Bernese Oberland, opts for his former club. Lucrative Five-Year Contract. “I want to stay forever in Basel,” says Kuzmanovic in his first Interview after the return.

half A year later, he is already history. Because with the former coach Urs Fischer and his release creates. Because he speaks in the cab of his time at Inter Milan, Florence, and the VfB Stuttgart, the performances on the pitch but not with these stories correspond. Kuzmanovic on loan for a year and a half to Udinese, two more seasons he spent at Malaga in the Spanish La Liga. The FC Basel, which saves almost two and a half years of salary in Switzerland until today.

1,5 million Swiss francs per Tor

About 100’000 Swiss francs Kuzmanovic fix per month cashed, no wonder will not extend the June expiring contract with the now 32-Year-old until the end of the season. “The FC Basel would like to thank Zdravko Kuzmanovic for his commitment and wishes in private and professionally all the best for the future”, writes the club in a communication, which can scarce be kept.

a Total of Kuzmanovic completed for the summer of 2015, just 40 competitive matches for FC Basel. Also because he had to beat for a long time with persistent Achilles problems. He scored two goals, at a cost of the FCB, thus, about 1.5 million Swiss francs per hit. Both Times Kuzmanovic cheering against the hated rivals from Zurich. In a 2:0 victory in the championship and, especially, at the 3:1 victory in the Cuphalbfinal a year ago.

In each rare Moment, the Central midfielder has fulfilled what he had by this time been in the summer of 2015 actually brought: to celebrate the title. His goal brings the Basler in the Final, where the FC Thun remains’t stand a chance.

It will remain – along with the Cup race victory in 2007 – probably the only trophy in Kuzmanovic’s career.