On the final day of the transfer window, Varaždin signed experienced 27-year-old Bosnian-Croat striker Stipe Jurić as a replacement for Mate Antunović. Jurić joins from the Greek club APO Levadiakos, for whom he scored three goals in seven appearances during the first half of the season, playing a total of 232 minutes. His contract with Varaždin runs until May 2028. Jurić has been capped twice for the Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 team, scoring one goal. Transfermarkt lists his current market value as €250k.