Almost at the very end of the transfer window, Mario Ticinovic returned to Hajduk after six years. 

"I'm excited, somehow I'm not even aware that I'm coming back home. Hajduk is my club, I've been there from the age of ten, I played at Poljud for ten years and I now can't wait for the first training, as if it was for the first time" Mario said, after returning from Belgium to Split on Friday night.

"I really liked the project of current Hajduk, I followed what was going on and I must say that it attracted me. I heard from my future teammates, with some of whom I talked, only the best about the coach Zeljko Kopic. I watched Hajduk's friendly matches, I like the philosophy of the game, high pressing and a lot of quality work on the training, which is then successfully copied to the game. Today's Hajduk has a great team, all exceptionally good players in each of the lines. From high quality goalkeepers, through experienced defensive and midfielder players to top attackers. I'm happy to be joining my Hajduk again".

His first training session with Hajduk will take place on Saturday, before the departure of the team for Zagreb, where they are playing against Dinamo on Sunday, kick - off 15:00. Mario wished the shirt number 24, his former number. And of course he got it. He will get the right to play next week, ahead of the home match against Slaven Belupo.