Article by Adrian Duţă – Published Friday, 05 June 2026, 15:23 / Updated Friday, 05 June 2026 15:46
Al Wahdathe 5th place in the recently concluded edition of the first league in the UAE, is the club that made a proposal to Zeljko Kopic.
Zeljko Kopic, offered by Al Wahda, 5th place from the Emirates
The Emirates club have been courting Zeljko Kopic for a long time and have put a huge salary on the table for him. The offer from Al Wahda, corroborated with the internal complaints from Dinamo, led to the desire of the Croatian to terminate with the red-whites, according to prosport.ro.
The two sides reached an agreement and parted amicably, with Zeljko likely to continue his career in the Gulf. In the recently concluded season, Al Wahda finished 5th in the UAE, just below the leading places in continental competitions.
Al Ain, the team where Adrian Șut plays, won the title in 2025-2026. Al Ahli Dubai was in 2nd place and Al Wasl completed the podium. Al Jazira, the team interested in Cosmin Olăroiu, finished in 4th place.
Al Wahda is a 4-time champion in the Emirates. He still has two Cups, 4 Super Cups and 4 League Cups. The team's lot is quoted at 31 million euros on transfermarkt.
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Throughout his career, Zeljko Kopic coached Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Botev Plovdiv, the last team before arriving in Bucharest, Pafos, Hajduk Split, NK Zagreb, Cibalia and NK Lucko.
Florentin Petre could leave alongside Kopic
Zeljko Kopic could take with him Florentin Petre, the second Croatian at Dinamo in the last two years. The two have formed a close relationship and chances are they will continue to work together.
Kopic was named A1 at Dinamo in December 2023, Florentin Petre joined him in the summer of 2024.
115 matchesKopic was on Dinamo's bench, according to GSP statistician Liviu Manolache
