Article by George Nistor – published on Friday, September 5, 2025, 17:10 / Updated on Friday, September 5, 20:17
Dinamo makes great efforts to strengthen his lot of players, at the end of Mercato. On the list of “dogs”, to strengthen the defensive compartment, there was also a central contract -free defender, especially desired by Zeljko Kopic, throughout the transfer period, but the approach has failed in recent days.
Matej Rodin (29 years old) refused the proposal of the red-white, which he considered unsatisfactory. The Croatian chose to sign with Lechia Gdansk from the first division of Poland, until the end of the season. The stooper was without commitment for two months, since he broke up with Rakow Czestochowa.
Dinamo missed transfer: Matej Rodin refused Zeljko Kopic
Matej Rodin was on Dinamo's radar since spring, the 1.94 -meter player being in permanent contact with the countryman Zeljko Kopic. The “dogs” hoped that they will be able to register it, with a remuneration in the team's average, but the plan did not work.
In August, the formation on the 3rd place in the Superliga submitted to Rodin a salary offer of 10,000 per month, which the footballer originally from Split rejected.
We weeks later, in the context in which the defender was still without a contract, the dynamovists returned and raised financially, but not enough, so that the move failed at the beginning of this week.
Matej Rodin did not decrease from the claims, requesting 15,000 euros a month. He finally reached an agreement with Lechia Gdansk.
Matei Rodin (29 years old) told Dinamo “no”. He was free of contract. Photo: Imago
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The official Summer Mercato period in Superliga takes place between June 17 and September 8, 2025. After this time, the clubs can only legitimize free contract players, until the next transfer window;
Dinamo's interest in Rodin also informed Iamsport.ro.
400,000 eurosis the market share of Matej Rodin according to the specialized site transfermarkt.com
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Rodin has evolved over time at Gosk Gabela (2013-2016), Lokomotive Zagreb (2016-2017), HNK Sibenik (loan, 2016-2017), NK Aluminij (loan, 2017), Gosk Gabela (2017-2018), Zrinjski Mostar (2018), Zeljeznicar Sarajevo (2018-2019), Peruia) (2019-2020), Varazdin (2020), Krakow (2020-2023), Oostema (2023-2024) and Rakow (2024-2025);
Bringing a central defender, zero priority
The purchase of a central defender has become an emergency for Dinamo. If Nikita Stoinov and Kennedy Boateng are safe solutions for the first “11”, the difficulties occur when the reserve positions should be covered.
Cristi Licsandru has just returned after a long -term injury, and Răzvan Pascalau no longer enters the calculations of Zeljko Kopic. If necessary, the defensive midfielder Andrei Mărginean – and he was still not used – was used in the defense axis.
Matei Ilie from CFR Cluj could reach Dinamo, the railways requesting in exchange for the 22 -year -old stop the sum of one million euros, information announced today, exclusively by Gazeta Sports.
