The Instagram profile lfctransfer.s reported that Liverpool scouts watched Branimir Mlačić, an 18-year-old center-back for Hajduk, during the Jadranski derbi at Rujevica stadium, and that the club was also monitoring his teammate Rokas Pukštas and two Rijeka players. A report from Novi list stated that scouts from other clubs such as AC Milan, Udinese, Parma, Twente, and Sassuolo were also present at the match. Mlačić recently signed a new contract with Hajduk which is valid until the summer of 2029. Goran Vučević, the club's sporting director, has stated that Hajduk is not in a difficult financial position and does not need to sell players in the winter, adding that no one is for sale.