Victor Lebas

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2 Mar 2027
Tuesday
Process

Marked for Victor Lebas

28 Edition

The Botosani Courier

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mamadu Silla says no to Opatija

“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Mamadu Silla had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.

Market

Rijad Sadiku asks to leave Botosani

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Botosani turn down Neftekhimik for Nikolay Sysuev

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Transfer targets

Arman Durmiši due for a Botosani medical

Everything agreed with Juventus, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Squad

Juan Rodríguez 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 Botosani this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets

Door shut on Marino Hinestroza

Botosani asked and Vasco da Gama said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad

Abdelhakim Omrani signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Abdelhakim Omrani commits to Botosani for another 1 years.

Market

Talks stall between Botosani and Charles Petro

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

The dugout

Victor Lebas gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

Back issues
8 Edition

The Botosani Courier

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

A falling-out at Botosani

Hervin Ongenda and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad

Real improvement from Alexandru Bota at Botosani

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Alexandru Bota is 18, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Match

Sebastian Mailat the difference as Botosani beat Viitorul

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Sebastian Mailat. 1‑0 against Viitorul, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Squad

Victor Lebas stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Victor Lebas and Botosani agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Player ratings

Sebastian Mailat in the eights

A performance of 8.01 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Andrei Dumiter

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

The dugout

Alexandru Iancu has his say

“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Alexandru Iancu on a 1‑0 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.

Market

Sebastian Mailat placed on the list

Botosani have made Sebastian Mailat available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

The dugout

Andrei Dumiter knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Botosani, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief