Did Albert Riera go too far this time? Even the captain of Celje Denis Popović, Luka Menalo, and newcomer Ivan Brnić were supposed to be crossed out!
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Albert Riera had been at the club for less than 48 hours when he already made a decisive move and announced a cleanout at the reigning champions Celje. The Spaniard claims that there are too many players in the squad, which he finds extremely annoying. So much so that he made it clear to the management: he wants to get rid of around 10 players from the first team of the club from the princely city! All fine and well, if the list did not include some players who are very well-regarded by the fans. For instance, even captain Denis Popović, who, according to EkipaSN, Albert Riera is also set to eliminate.
But that’s not all. The Slovenian sports newspaper adds that surprisingly, also on the list for removal are Luka Menalo, on loan from Dinamo Zagreb, Ivan Brnić, on loan from the Greek giant Olympiakos, who has just arrived in the princely city, Matko Obradović, Nino Kouter, who is openly pursued by Mura, and Slavko Bralić, who has also just recently donned the Celje jersey. Additionally, Gregor Bajde, Matic Vrbanec, Tin Matić, and Karlo Špeljak seem to have also come to the end of their Celje story.
Amidst all this, an intriguing question arises: how much will the cleanout by the former coach of Ljubljana Olimpija and Bordeaux cost the Celje management? If the reports are true, undoubtedly a very, very significant amount.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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