Do you remember “Weekly prophet”? Yes, it is a periodic report delivering latest and hottest news from the transfer market especially for you! It is high time to launch the trades season 2014 with a presentation of the tastiest morsels on the volleyball labor market and a first serving of information that has not become a fact, but in the future…
Free Cubans as free agents
After 2 years suspension, several prominent Cubans, Wilfredo Leon, Joandry Diaz, Osmany Camejo, Fernando Hernandez, and Raydel Hirrezuelo are stepping in the market to finally work out a genuine employer. Leon and Diaz are currently residing in Poland, but it seems that they will not find any job there because they are both relatively expensive. An opposite, Fernando Hernandez, and a middle blocker, Osmany Camejo, apply for posts in Brazil.
A giant is growing in Modena?
The most interesting situation is in Italy, as it seems that the biggest wave of the financial crisis has been drained and few teams will be in possession of very big money.
Casa Modena will have a truly imperial ambitions and will be dreaming of returning to success before 12 years when Modena claimed the championship of Italy. Then, the personnel core of the team was created by superstars such as Lloy Ball, Guido Gortzen, Vigor Bovolenta, Roman Iakovlev and a duo AG & AG (Andrea Gardini and Andrea Giani). This time, the composition should be equally impressive.
Raphael Vieira and Osmany Juantorena would return to Italy after a year in Turkey and to fight to regain the Scudetto together with an old friend from Trentino, one of the best opposite in the world Tsvetan Sokolov, who is going to leave Diatec. Fans, gathered in Palla Panini (sports hall in Modena), may be allow to enjoy the show of Robertlandy Simon. The player, occurring in Copra Elior Piacenza, has also received an offer to appear in Lucciano Pavarotti’s hometown.
There is another variant too. Bruno Rezende (the present setter) could remain in Modena and help in bringing his greatest friend Lucas Saatkamp (Sesi Sao Paulo). However, the couple can get across to Turkey.
This whole dream-team called Casa would be controlled by a former legendary player of the club of Emilia-Romagna, and now the coach with successes Lorenzo Bernardi (Jastrzebski Wegiel), which is likely to replace Angelo Lorenzetti.
In connection with numerous migrations into the club, Modena will have to get rid of a few players from the line-up. Zbigniew Bartman and Sam Deroo may be involved to this bunch. The future of the first one is not clear, while the Belgian can take Polish or German direction.
Lube Banca Macerata will arguably be cut off from the biggest star of the squadra from the region of Marche – Ivan Zaytsev. The opposite of the Italian national team is close to an agreement with Dinamo Moscow, one of the strongest teams in Russia and there are plenty of symptoms that Zaytsev will be preparing his new extraordinary haircuts in his famous father’s (Vyacheslav) homeland. Some sources say that Ivan has already signed a contract in Moscow to settle down in the capital of Russia for at least three years. So who could replace Zaytsev?
The best currently opposite in Serie A Aleksandar Atanasijević that has been being made into a successor of Ivan Miljković. After just Miljković spread his wings in Macerata becoming a world star. However, foreign teams also have appetite for Atanasijević. He gained a lucrative offer from Japan, but a trip to the Country of the Rising Sun does not seems to be optimal for the career of the young Serb. A current club coach of ‘Mangum’ (Nickname of Atanasijević), Slobodan Kovac says clearly – “Atanasijević must stay in Italy”. What club could be more suitable than Lube Banca Macerata?
Equally interesting information is coming from Cuneo or exactly Turin. Why Turin? The team of Piedmont is said to move to the host city of the Winter Olympics in 2006 in order to refer to the successes of RebediKappa Torino achieved at the turn of the 1970s and 1980s. Along with all of Cuneo, Radostin Stoychev would transfer to Turin, but it is commonly known that where Stoychev is, Matey Kaziyski goes too.
A coaching bench in Ravenna is waiting for mentioned previously Andrea Gardini. CMC’s activist would rather forget horrible and completely failed last season by hiring coaching personality, but you have to admit that Gardini is not too experienced in the role of the first coach since has served mainly as an assistant.
To substitute for Stephane Antiga! To hang on to Michal Kubiak!
After that Stephane Antiga took over the Polish National team head-coach post, a case became clear that PGE Skra Belchatow will be seeking a successor for him. Activists of the Polish club are already probing the Italian and Brazilian market, however, you cannot be ruled out that the multiple champion of PlusLiga will not employ another Frenchman. It’s about Julian Lyneel (Montpellier Volley UC), who has had a great international season, but on the other hand, he was resting for a long time in the French Pro A due to injury and did not fully recover.
The bronze medalist of the Champions League Jastrzebski Wegiel aims at keeping its leader Michal Kubiak. Kubiak’s impressive shape in PlusLiga and European Cups caused that a few wealthier teams see this player in their line-ups. The first entry is Gazprom Surgut competing inter alia with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.
