The Istra 1961 Post
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Istra 1961 agree $1.5M for Téo Barišić
The clubs have shaken hands with HNK Rijeka; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Market17 Aug 2026
Not going: Diego Saina stays at Istra 1961
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Jarun Zagreb had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Istra 1961 rebuffed over Bruno Petković
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Kocaelispor have kept their man, and Istra 1961 go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Istra 1961 pay NK Osijek $1.4M for a proper upgrade
NK Osijek did not want to sell and the number is why they did. $1.4M for Yannick Touré, and the expectation that arrives with him is the kind no amount of settling-in period softens.
Market17 Aug 2026
Kustosija come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Istra 1961 did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Yannick Touré scored one and made one — 7.52
Two of the goals had his name somewhere on them, which is the afternoon a manager wants from anybody asked to both create and finish. 7.52, and 2 involvements.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Istra 1961
Vinko Rozić 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Istra 1961 against NK Varazdin
2‑3 to NK Varazdin, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Mohamed Nasraoui
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mohamed Nasraoui, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Words at Istra 1961 training over how hard people work
- Squad Yannick Touré is a square peg at Istra 1961
- The dugout Dejan Tadic: “No excuses”