After a well-deserved break following the capture of yet another league title \u2014 the ninth in the club\u2019s history \u2014 H\u0160K Zrinjski\u2019s players officially began their summer preparations for the new season today.<\/p>\n
Head coach Mario Ivankovi\u0107 and his coaching staff gathered the first-team players on Sunday afternoon, and following an introductory meeting, the squad held their first training session.<\/p>\n
The coaching staff had 25 players available at the start of training camp. In addition to the returning loanees (Arman \u0160utkovi\u0107 and Marko Kozina), five new players took part in the first session \u2014 returning veteran Mateo Su\u0161i\u0107, who has already been presented as a new signing, along with Tyler Burey, Milan \u0160ikanji\u0107, Ante Su\u0161ak, and Mihajlo \u0160eva, who will soon be officially confirmed as Zrinjski players.<\/p>\n
Burey is a 24-year-old English winger who joins the nine-time champions as a free agent following a six-month spell at Igman. \u0160ikanji\u0107, one year older, also arrives on a free transfer after two impressive seasons with Lakta\u0161i, where he scored an incredible 63 goals in 65 matches. Su\u0161ak is a 19-year-old left-back who, as a Dinamo Zagreb junior, spent last season on loan at Gorica and Rude\u0161, while \u0160eva is an 18-year-old attacking player who spent the past three years at Krupa.<\/p>\n
Tarik Rami\u0107 and Alen Jurilj were excused from the opening session, along with Anis Sefo and Ivan Posavec, who are still recovering from injuries. In addition to those players we have officially parted ways with (Matija Malekinu\u0161i\u0107, Antonio Prskalo, Fran Topi\u0107, and Franko Sablji\u0107), Marko Mari\u0107 and Mario Ti\u010dinovi\u0107 \u2014 whose contracts have also expired \u2014 did not take part in the first day of training.<\/p>\n
As a reminder, the first week of preparations will take place in Mostar, while the central part of the camp is scheduled for Me\u0111ugorje from June 23 to July 2.<\/p>\n
Zrinjski will open the new season with the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, with matches scheduled for July 8\/9 and 15\/16, while the draw will take place on June 17 in Nyon.<\/p>\n
Alongside the major international challenges ahead, the domestic scene will also offer a fight for three trophies. In the WWin League, which will be played in a quadruple round-robin format for the first time, we\u2019ll battle for a historic tenth league title. We\u2019ll also defend our Supercup title against FK Sarajevo and compete for another trophy in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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