The Astra Chronicle
Market31 Aug 2026
Terms done: Cristian Moldovan is going
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and PSV waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Astra is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
Market31 Aug 2026
Dorin Nita says no to Bari
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Dorin Nita had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Bogdan Mitrita scores twice — 8.64
Two goals and a mark of 8.64 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Market31 Aug 2026
Adrian Mitrita asks to leave Astra
“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.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Astra rebuffed over Jason Kodor
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Catanzaro have kept their man, and Astra go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match29 Aug 2026
Astra find a way past Voluntari
Voluntari made Astra work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for George Deac
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to George Deac, and the manager let it.
Market31 Aug 2026
The Vlad Nita conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Voluntari will make the call about Vlad Nita this week. Astra have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Adrian Mihaila 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.” Adrian Mihaila on a 2‑1 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.
In brief
- Squad Ümit Akdağ is a square peg at Astra
- Squad Bogdan Mitrita named player of the week
- Squad Bogdan Mitrita is off the mark for Astra