The Jarun Zagreb Sentinel
Squad10 May 2027
Mario Maloča breaks a bone — 102 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 102 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market10 May 2027
Ivan Križanović is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Jarun Zagreb is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad10 May 2027
Tempers go at Jarun Zagreb
Abdoulaye Djiré was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 May 2027
Martim Barradas arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Martim Barradas has, at Jarun Zagreb, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad10 May 2027
Jakov Miholić falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout10 May 2027
Nick Ocvirek 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.
Market10 May 2027
Still no signature from Ivan Križanović
2 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Jarun Zagreb could get for him.
The dugout10 May 2027
Roko Peroš asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market10 May 2027
Martim Barradas joins Jarun Zagreb on a free
No fee and no drama: Martim Barradas has signed at Jarun Zagreb, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Jarun Zagreb and Martim Barradas
- Boardroom Jarun Zagreb keep producing them
- The dugout Teo Serdarević keeps his manager's vote