Ante Palaversa was a highly-rated 18-year-old defensive midfielder from Croatia when Manchester City signed him on the final day of the 2019 January transfer window for a fee reported by the BBC and others of about £7million.
He was captain of the Croatia Under 19s and mentioned as a possible long-term successor to Fernandinho at the Etihad, but was initially allowed to stay on loan at Hajduk Split, where he was an academy product.
Palaversa spent 2019-20 on loan at Oostende in Belgium, the following season on loan at Getafe in Spain and then 2021-22 on loan at Kortrijk in Belgium.