BREAKING NEWS
Partizan parts company with Marko Nikolic
Marko Nikolic left Partizan after receiving offer from Rubin Kazan. This was not expected as he had big plans with Partizan. We tried to contact him or president of club but no response. Who will take over Partizan is still unknown but there are speculations that Aleksandar Stanojevic is biggest candidate alongside with Avram Grant and Dick Advoocat.
Marko Nikolic took Partizan on 16th December 2013 after great spell in FK Vojvodina and brought some Vojvodina players to Partizan. He lost title in last season by 1 point to fierce rivals Red Star Belgrade.
We have taken short interview with captain Sasa Ilic: "Whoever takes club will need to meet expectations and win league. We are sad that Marko left us but we do understand."
Marko Nikolic transfer history
During his time in Partizan, Marko Nikolic brought Branislav Trajkovic stopper from Vojvodina. Petar Skuletic same from Vojvodina but many clubs in Europe are interested in him like Juventus.
Youngsters during Nikolic time
Andrija Zivkovic and Danilo Pantic were best youngsters during his spell with Partizan but also a debut made Ivan Saponjic 17 year old strong forward one of brightest talents Serbia has at the moment.
Job candidates
Aleksandar Stanojevic has already been in Partizan winning Jelen Super League and Serbian Cup. He then left to join Beijing and finished 2nd and finally resigning as Maccabi Haifa head coach.
Avram Grant could get back to Serbia after short spell with Partizan. He was assistant coach in Chelsea, before winning Champions league trophy as interim head coach.
Dick Advocaat former Serbian national team head coach is also candidate who was manager of PSV, Zenit, Rangers and couple of national team.
It is known that Partizan is not in great financial position and more likely candidate is who wants less money. So who will take Partizan is still unknown but it will be interesting to see who will that be.