American businessman George Juncaj took over Mura, now admits he flirted with Maribor: “There were interests”
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On Tuesday, significant changes at Mura were officially confirmed, with a new owner taking over. The new owner is Lula Juncaj, but questions arise about how involved she will actually be in the day-to-day management of the club from Murska Sobota. The main authority will, of course, be her husband George Juncaj, who will officially hold the position of sports director in Prekmurje. George Juncaj does not hide his ambition to compete for the championship title with Mura in the future, and in an interview, he revealed an interesting tidbit: if he had not taken over the club from Fazanerija, he would probably have been involved in a battle for … Maribor!
George Juncaj disclosed his interest in Maribor when asked about his thoughts on Mura’s competitors in the Prva liga Telemach. The businessman from the United States of America admitted that there were no concrete talks, but – according to George Juncaj – there were indeed some interests.
“I enjoyed the match between Olimpija and Rijeka; it’s games like these that make me love football. I am sincerely glad that Olimpija and Celje are in Europe. However, if Mura had not pursued my involvement, I would have gone to Maribor. I honestly say that I would have chosen Maribor without hesitation in Slovenia. But I did not have direct contacts. However, the interest did exist,” George Juncaj confessed to Delo, noting that he had previously also worked with Gorica in Slovenia.
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