Josip Brekalo was very close to a temporary return to Dinamo from Fiorentina at the beginning of the year, specifically on loan until the end of the season. However, at the end of the January transfer window, he surprisingly ended up at Hajduk.

Josip Brekalo had a strong desire to return to Dinamo. Despite Fiorentina's insistence on a Serie A loan, Brekalo wanted to go to Dinamo to regain his form. Discussions with Dinamo's coach Sergej Jakirović were progressing well until a 3-0 loss to Lokomotiva. After this, Dinamo stopped responding, and Brekalo felt let down. Dinamo later cited financial conditions as a reason for the failed transfer, which Brekalo denied, stating that money was never an issue.

Josip Brekalo was supposed to return to Dinamo for the spring season, but the transfer suddenly failed. Brekalo insisted on the loan move to Dinamo to regain his form, but Dinamo had internal issues and hesitated to finalize the deal. Fiorentina accepted the loan offer and sent the papers, but Dinamo did not respond in time, citing uncertainty about the player's necessity and potential coach changes.