Mitar Mrkela revealed that negotiations are underway with Katai and Dragović regarding the extension of the contract.
Sports director of Crvena zvezda Mitar Mrkela is very satisfied with the victories over Partizan – within four days they defeated the “eternal” rival in the championship 3:2, then in the semi-finals of the Cup 2:0 – after which it became clearer what he should “prepare the team for” on summer”. It is increasingly certain that Crvena zvezda will play in the playoffs for the group stage of the new Champions League, while the games with Partizan showed to some extent where the team needs to be strengthened in order to reach the goal.
To start, for him, the most important thing is to keep coach Vladan Milojevićsaying that a good move was made when he arrived again at “Maracana” instead of Barak Bahar: “I would like Vladan to stay as long as possible… The question is always how realistic it is, because Red Star wears you down a lot. Both physically and emotionally. I, at least, think that such a scenario is possible. Especially if we keep in mind through what did Crvena zvezda go through in the previous period”the director of Zvezda said in an interview for “Mozzart Sport”, adding that he has had a special relationship with him since 2017.
And what is the plan regarding the players? The contracts of two very important players – Aleksandar Katai and Aleksandar Dragović – expire at the end of June and it is not yet known whether they will be extended: “Both of them have put Red Star in a lot of debt. I know that the public is most interested in whether they will extend their contracts with the club. I can only reveal that we have been working on it for a long time. We are talking to them. There are some signals. I believe that they will stay”he concluded.
