The Voluntari Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
137 days out for Metod Jurhar after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Voluntari will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match15 Aug 2026
Voluntari run riot against Politehnica Iași
4‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Both of them Farès Bahlouli's — 7.78
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 7.78, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Alin Chinteş
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Voluntari have done the hard part with Universitatea Cluj, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Match15 Aug 2026
Voluntari cannot stop winning
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Market17 Aug 2026
Voluntari turn down AEZ Zakakiou for Alain Zadi
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Sigma Olomouc tell Voluntari: John Dembe is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Ion Gheorghe
Marked 8.31 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Doru Andrei
Marked 8.01 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Squad Farès Bahlouli is a square peg at Voluntari
- Squad A row about effort at Voluntari
- Squad A falling-out at Voluntari