The Metta/LU Gazette
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Igors Dubra is a medical away from Metta/LU
The deal with Spartaks is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Metta/LU
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gianluca Scremin was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Metta/LU
Kārlis Vilnis and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
A loan move for Vladyslav Malynovskyi is in the works
Metta/LU have made the call to Skonto. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Metta/LU are still strangers to each other
5 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Vitalijs Rugins stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Vitalijs Rugins and Metta/LU agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- The dugout Vitalijs Rugins gets it from the manager
- Market Metta/LU bring in Marcis Laizans on loan
- Market Metta/LU bring in Vitalijs Kamess on loan
- The dugout Nikita Kamess knocks on the manager's door