Gorica is frantically looking for a left wing-back: Tilen Mlakar from Ilirija is in talks with the club’s management to sign a contract
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After Jošt Urbančič transferred to Norway to play for the Vikings, the
Gorica
found itself in an ungrateful situation. Coach Miran Srebrnič has no real choice at left wing-back. The club’s management hoped that Vid Koderman would fill the gap, but he decided to transfer to Koper instead. Meanwhile, Steven Juncaj has joined the club, and while he could have played in this position, he is a much more offensive-minded “lefty”. Tilen Mlakar, who wore the jersey of Ilirija in the autumn and was previously a member of Sered, Koper, Zarica and Triglav, is now proving his worth in Gorica’s training sessions.
27-year-old Tilen Mlakar has a history of
Telemach First League
has played 98 games in the Telema Telela Liga, while he has also made 91 appearances in the 2. SNL. He scored 5 goals in the elite league and 11 times in the second division. In the autumn, he played for Ilirija, with whom – at least according to the records of the Football Association of Slovenia – he does not have a professional contract. Gorizia could therefore get it practically for free.
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“We will need to act quickly, but it is not easy. There are few players on the market who would bring us added value. We have practically no left wing-back, we need two. We will see if Tilen Mlakar can reach an agreement with the management,“, coach Miran Srebrnič told Primorske novice, admitting that he would like to see another central defender and some new faces in the midfield and attack.
“It is important that there is now a positive energy in the team. It’s different when you’re paid for your work,“, Miran Srebrnič stressed that despite the shortage of staff, Nova Gorica again has many reasons to be satisfied.
This text was automatically translated using AI.