The Olimpija Ljubljana Gazette
Squad19 Jul 2027
Jan Jurgec damages knee ligaments — 23 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 23 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Veljko Jelenković breaks a bone — 20 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 20 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
No thanks: Vladislav Blănuţă rejects the move
Olimpija Ljubljana had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Lechia, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Josip Zorica is a medical away from Olimpija Ljubljana
The deal with Nafta 1903 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.
Market19 Jul 2027
Olimpija Ljubljana say no — this time
The offer from Crotone for Denis Pintol was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market19 Jul 2027
Olimpija Ljubljana sell Tijan Vasić for $380.0K
Tijan Vasić has left for Triglav Kranj in a $380.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Olimpija Ljubljana
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.
Transfer targets19 Jul 2027
Olimpija Ljubljana rebuffed over Luka Lukanić
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bravo have kept their man, and Olimpija Ljubljana go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Veljko Jelenković in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Olimpija Ljubljana this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Erik Handanovic joins the Olimpija Ljubljana first team
- Market Olimpija Ljubljana promote Benjamin Kurtovic from within
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Olimpija Ljubljana