The Petržalka Gazette
Market24 Jul 2028
Terms done: Samuel Mašlej is going
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Púchov waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Petržalka is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
The dugout24 Jul 2028
Nathan Cruce-Corcy: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Petržalka have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Emmanuel Akpan due for a Petržalka medical
Everything agreed with DAC Dunajska Streda, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad24 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Petržalka
Martin Hlavatý 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.
Boardroom24 Jul 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Petržalka
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.
Squad24 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Petržalka
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Adrián Kopičár was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets24 Jul 2028
Door shut on Marek Lašák
Petržalka asked and Jihlava said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market24 Jul 2028
Patrik Rusnak steps up from the Petržalka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrik Rusnak has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market24 Jul 2028
Stefan Bero steps up from the Petržalka academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stefan Bero has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Petržalka promote Peter Suslov from within
- Transfer targets Petržalka try to borrow Igor Nolewajka
- Player ratings Samuel Šefčík stands above it all