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Everton made to wait in chase for Croatia star
Posted Tuesday, June 19, 2012 by Talksport.co.uk

Everton made to wait in chase for Croatia star

Croatia hot-shot Mario Mandzukic has told Everton they will have to wait until the end of Euro 2012 before he sorts out his future.

The striker currently has three goals and is joint top scorer at the tournament, with his performances alerting a string of clubs.

Everton landed his team-mate Nikica Jelavic in January and the move paid off in some style, with the former Rangers man netting nine in 13 league games following his move from Ibrox.

Now, David Moyes wants to pair the duo ready for the new season and the Scot is prepared to offer Wolfsburg £7m.

But Mandzukic says he needs to focus on the tournament with Croatia before discussing where his future may lie.

"We'll talk about my future after the tournament," he said.

"Every game here is special and I don't want to think about my contract until after the tournament. I want to reach the quarter-finals and play to my best.

"After, we will talk about other things for the future. Many of my colleagues are in a similar position."

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia