Slaven Belupo announced that 20-year-old defender Ivan Cvetko has become a new member of the club. Cvetko signed a three-year contract with the club from Koprivnica and will join the team from the first day of preparations on June 22. Last season, Cvetko played on loan at Rudeš.

Sportske Novosti reports that Ivan Cvetko is moving from Dinamo to Slaven Belupo as part of a swap deal. The 20-year-old U-19 Croatian international was on loan at Rudeš last season. He is part of a direct exchange that involves no financial aspects. As part of the deal, Šivalec is moving to Dinamo.

Germanijak reports on the future career plans of Ivan Cvetko. Cvetko is a 20-year-old Croatian left-footed defender who spent last season on loan at Rudeš from Dinamo and was one of the best players in the Prva NL. After his contract with Dinamo expired, interest from HNL clubs increased. Rudeš wanted to keep him and Gorica was also interested, but he is now closest to joining Slaven Belupo. He is expected to continue his career at Kušek-Apaš, with the contract anticipated to be formalized in the coming days. During the 2025/2026 season in the Prva Nogometna Liga, Cvetko made 31 appearances and scored 3 goals. The defender has 7 caps for the Croatia U19 team. According to Transfermarkt, his current market value is €350k.