The Spartak Trnava Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Martin Vantruba
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Spartak Trnava rebuffed over Samuel Mráz
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Servette have kept their man, and Spartak Trnava go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Viktoria Žižkov come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Spartak Trnava did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Nick Homan rejects the move
Spartak Trnava had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at AZ, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Spartak Trnava bid $390.0K for Loïc Bessilé
The offer went to AS Trencin this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Luka Khorkheli signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luka Khorkheli and Spartak Trnava agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Roman Procházka 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 Spartak Trnava this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Spartak Trnava see off Slovan Bratislava
Three points for Spartak Trnava, 2‑1 the final word against Slovan Bratislava in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Luka Khorkheli gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Market Spartak Trnava promote David Benes from within
- Market Spartak Trnava promote Norbert Gyomber from within
- Market Kristian Lobotka steps up from the Spartak Trnava academy