The saga of Hajduk’s sporting director Francois Vitali is a soap opera that lasted only nine months but has already become one of the most expensive and unsuccessful episodes in the club’s history. Vitali, a French expert with extensive experience at major European clubs like Lille and Cercle Brugge, arrived at Hajduk with high expectations. However, he failed to sell a single player, made no significant transfers, and his vision for developing the academy and scouting remained just on paper. The problem is not only his failure but also that Hajduk cannot easily get rid of him due to a contractual clause that guarantees him a record severance pay of several hundred thousand euros if the club terminates his contract. Club president Ivan Bilić and his associates are now trying to negotiate a smaller compensation, but talks are tough and dragging on. Meanwhile, Vitali continues to perform his duties, even though it is clear the club does not want him, and Goran Vučević, a club legend and former sporting director, is ready to take his place. This situation casts a shadow over Hajduk’s management and shows how deep the club’s problems are — not only sporting but also financial and organizational. Fans are frustrated, and the club is caught in a vicious cycle of bad decisions and costly mistakes. Hajduk brought in several players on loan, but that was not enough to improve the situation on the field or in management. All this happens at a time when the club is trying to consolidate and find stability, but it seems the negotiations over Vitali’s severance will last a long time and cost the club a lot of money. Hajduk’s management must ask itself — how many more scandals like this can the club endure? And while waiting for the final decision, fans can only wonder: will this expensive experiment ever get its conclusion, or will Hajduk continue to sink into problems? If you have your own take on this crazy situation, feel free to share it — maybe together we can find a solution to this Hajduk drama!
