The NK Maribor Post
Market19 Jul 2027
Čedomir Bumbić has said yes to Rudar Velenje
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. NK Maribor have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
NK Maribor agree $3.7M for Nemanja Motika
The clubs have shaken hands with Olimpija Ljubljana; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.
Market19 Jul 2027
NK Maribor turn down NK Celje for Benjamin Tetteh
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market19 Jul 2027
Dario Vizinger hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what NK Maribor can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
NK Maribor rebuffed over Albert Posiadała
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Molde have kept their man, and NK Maribor go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
The paperwork begins on Mario Kvesić
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. NK Maribor have done the hard part with NK Celje, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Juan José Córdoba will not be coming to NK Maribor
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Dinamo Zagreb is saying, and nobody at NK Maribor is enjoying the guessing.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at NK Maribor
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market19 Jul 2027
One of our own: Jure Stojanovic joins the NK Maribor first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jure Stojanovic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Maj Balažic signs on for more
- Squad Tempers go at NK Maribor
- The dugout Nejc Viher knocks on the manager’s door