The Dinamo Zagreb Gazette
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Dinamo Zagreb
Miha Zajc 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.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Words at Dinamo Zagreb training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Moris Valinčić is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Helinho is still paying for one afternoon at Dinamo Zagreb
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Stefan Man gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Stefan Man is on it.
Market19 Apr 2027
The Stefan Man question follows Dinamo Zagreb around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Stefan Man’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Match19 Apr 2027
Dinamo Zagreb have something to play for
Position 4 on 28 points, and the places that carry a European ticket are close enough to count. Seasons like this are decided by two results in April, and the club knows which two.
Loan watch19 Apr 2027
3 goals on loan for Robert Mudražija
21 appearances at AE Kition and the goals keep coming. Dinamo Zagreb are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Helinho keeps his manager's vote
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Helinho plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
Loan watch19 Apr 2027
Decision time nears on Fran Topić
The agreement at HNK Vukovar 1991 has 36 days left in it, with 14 appearances to weigh. Three doors: keep him, sell him, lend him again — and none of them stays open long.
In brief
- Squad Word from the training ground: Smail Prevljak
- Squad Adriano Debelec is fit again