The Kauno Zalgiris Sentinel
Market31 Aug 2026
Luka Račić turns Skonto down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Market31 Aug 2026
Kauno Zalgiris turn down Minsk for Filip Novaković
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market31 Aug 2026
Oyinlola Kayode moves on
Suduva pay $36.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Kauno Zalgiris rebuffed over Karolis Kuklys
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Utenis have kept their man, and Kauno Zalgiris go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market31 Aug 2026
Atlantas join the queue for Eduardas Jurjonas
Add another name to the list: Atlantas have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Eduardas Jurjonas. The answer from Kauno Zalgiris has not changed — yet.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Fedor Černych has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Kauno Zalgiris will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Vykintas Slivka goes off with his country
A call-up flatters the player and the club that produced him in the same breath. Kauno Zalgiris would like him back in one piece and know they will not be consulted.
Squad31 Aug 2026
International call for Tomas Švedkauskas
Tomas Švedkauskas joins up with his country. Kauno Zalgiris lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.
Squad31 Aug 2026
International call for Motiejus Burba
Motiejus Burba joins up with his country. Kauno Zalgiris lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.
In brief
- Squad Joris Moutachy still has not settled
- The dugout Vykintas Slivka keeps his manager's vote