Perisic and Flick worked together during their time at Allianz Arena in the 2019-20 season, during which the duo won the treble-winning DFB-Pokal, Bundesliga, and the Champions League. Flick considers Perisic an exceptional player given his versatility, competitiveness, and experience. The Croatian also wants to move to Spain and is stalling PSV for the same reason, but he will have to make a call on his future soon as Peter Bosz wants to confirm the team for the upcoming campaign before the preseason begins.