The Petrolul Courier
Market9 Jul 2029
Ionuţ Panţîru asks to leave Petrolul
“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.
Squad9 Jul 2029
Matteo Duţu is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad9 Jul 2029
Bogdan Vătăjelu stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Bogdan Vătăjelu and Petrolul agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets9 Jul 2029
Door shut on Alessandro Ahmetaj
Petrolul asked and Viitorul said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad9 Jul 2029
Tempers go at Petrolul
Răzvan Udrea 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.
Squad9 Jul 2029
A late step up for Benjamin Kanurić
At 26 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
Transfer targets9 Jul 2029
A loan move for Peter Edokpolor is in the works
Petrolul have made the call to Benfica. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Transfer targets9 Jul 2029
A loan move for Sandro Ferreira is in the works
Petrolul have made the call to Sporting CP. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Market9 Jul 2029
Petrolul buy the years ahead of Henri Lambert
He is 19, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Petrolul and Moïse Adilehou
- The dugout David Virgili gets picked when it counts
- Market Benjamin Kanurić runs his contract down