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February 24, 2026
MIRKO IVANIĆ ALMOST ENDED UP AT PARTIZAN: "I SAW HIM AS SAŠA ILIĆ'S SUCCESSOR"! Honest confession from the former black and white coach!
Ljubinko Drulović spoke about the career of Crvena zvezda star Mirko Ivanić.

TL;DR
- Ljubinko Drulović wanted to sign Mirko Ivanić for Partizan when he played for Vojvodina.
- Drulović saw Ivanić as a potential successor to Saša Ilić at Partizan.
- Partizan reportedly offered 1,200,000 euros for Ivanić, but the asking price was 1,500,000 euros.
- Ivanić instead moved to BATE Borisov, and later returned to Crvena zvezda.
- Drulović also reflected on his brief coaching spell at Partizan, mentioning a difficult match against Augsburg and the departure of Stefan Babović from football.
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