The Milton Keynes Dons Herald
Market17 Jul 2028
Jonathan Leko puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Milton Keynes Dons, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market17 Jul 2028
Milton Keynes Dons turn down Bristol City for Dru Yearwood
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
An offer of $530.0K for Ben Tree
Milton Keynes Dons have gone to Norwich City with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Josh Wilson-Esbrand in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Milton Keynes Dons this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Milton Keynes Dons rebuffed over Gaetano Monachello
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Blackburn Rovers have kept their man, and Milton Keynes Dons go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad17 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Milton Keynes Dons
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ben Wiles was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market17 Jul 2028
Milton Keynes Dons sign Doug Lukjanciks, one for the future
Doug Lukjanciks is 20, and Milton Keynes Dons have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Squad17 Jul 2028
Antonio Stefano Merola wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Milton Keynes Dons know it.
Transfer targets17 Jul 2028
Milton Keynes Dons ask about Malik Owolabi-Belewu
A loan enquiry to Chesterfield: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- The dugout Jay Matete knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout No hiding place for Marley Wilson
- Market The Samuel Silvera story refuses to die