Sergej Jakirović is blunt about the reasons for the arrival of the current Gorica member: “The main reasons for the transfer are business”
A few days ago, the news broke that Steven Juncaj, who as a member of the
Gorica
was all but celebrated on the greens of the Telemach First League, has become a new Rijeka football player. Many wondered how this prestigious Croatian club would benefit from a footballer who has shown nothing to be remembered for in Slovenia. Sergej Jakirović, coach of Rijeka, who also sat on the bench some time ago
Maribor
, now admitted without a hair on his tongue that Juncaj came to Rujevica primarily for business reasons and not so much for sporting reasons.
“The transfer was made for business reasons, following an agreement between our President and the footballer’s father,” said Sergej Jakirović. Juncaj’s father is, of course, the American businessman George Juncaj, who became Gorica’s business partner at the beginning of the year, but his interest in football in Novogorje has cooled down after the latter’s relegation to the 2. SNL.
Sergej Jakirović: “He will have to prove he can compete”
“We are slowly opening up the US market, as far as MLS and everything else is concerned. Through this cooperation, we want to make ourselves attractive to the local market. The problem was that Steven did not get the green light immediately at the medical check-up, so he went for further tests and missed two months. So far so good, but it will take time for him to get into the training process, so we will only see him in friendly matches. He can play both wing positions, which is interesting for us. He must prove that he can compete for Rijeka,” added Sergej Jakirović, making it more than clear to the newcomer that, at least at the moment, he is far away from playing in the white jersey of the club where Dejan Petrović also earns his living.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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