Do you know if Mlejnková is departing?
Mlejnková and Cesè are very likely to stay at Bergamo
Transfer Rumors & Discussion (2025/2026)
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La Gazzetta confirms Marcello Abbondanza as Fenerbahce's new coach
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It was rumored a three year deal...
However, I don't know if the year in France on loan is part of this agreement or not ...
Yes it was. Same case with Siftar.
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Is it sure that Milano signed Miner? According to this greek site Drpa will stay in FB, Arellya signed with Panathinaikos and Lambrini will stay in Milano.
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Is it sure that Milano signed Miner? According to this greek site Drpa will stay in FB, Arellya signed with Panathinaikos and Lambrini will stay in Milano.
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Is it sure that Milano signed Miner? According to this greek site Drpa will stay in FB, Arellya signed with Panathinaikos and Lambrini will stay in Milano.
GOAT Marta Drpa is going to bench Vargas
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GOAT Marta Drpa is going to bench Vargas
Exactly that's why Vargas goes to Firenze!🤣
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Any news about french players for next season (Amanda Silves, Amélie Rotar, Lucille Gicquel...) ?
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Is it sure that Milano signed Miner? According to this greek site Drpa will stay in FB, Arellya signed with Panathinaikos and Lambrini will stay in Milano.
The article says that Karasoy has an agreement with Panathinaikos,Konstantinidou will stay in Milano and nothing about Martha Drpa.After all i don't know if it's because 1st of April...
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Per supervolley, LOVB isn't letting their two year contracts be waived for players wanting to leave.
PVF players are signing in Europe due to the uncertainty of the league with Omaha leaving.
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Does this mean no Chiaka in Vakif at all? Or is Vakif gonna need to throw big $$$ for her?
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Does this mean no Chiaka in Vakif at all? Or is Vakif gonna need to throw big $$$ for her?
I’m 80 percent sure Chiaka was on a one year contract
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Does this mean no Chiaka in Vakif at all? Or is Vakif gonna need to throw big $$$ for her?
She either had a one year contract or they threw money at her.
Given she was the last "big" name signed and she had all the leverage, I assume she was only a one year contract. But we wont know unless she says something.
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The rumors about Ogbogu have always left me perplexed: she is one of the "Founding Athlete", it seems impossible for me that she does not have an ironclad contract, because her exit would be a large loss of image for the League ...
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The rumors about Ogbogu have always left me perplexed: she is one of the "Founding Athlete", it seems impossible for me that she does not have an ironclad contract, because her exit would be a large loss of image for the League ...
I don't have any inside information but this is my point of view.
It was a coup to get Chiaka in the first place (she's in her prime). She held all of the leverage as to get whatever benefits "founding athletes" have, but only a one year contract. She gets her American rendezvous while Vakif gets itself sorted out.
LOVB gets the benefits of having her help establish the league. They can part ways after one season fulfilling both what they wanted to do.
But in terms of image, to the people who are putting their dollars into buying tickets/watching on American TV, Chiaka doesn't move any needle. Americans (the ones whose $$ matters) dont know Chiaka, they dont have a relationship with her. Her time in the NCAA was before the volleyball boom. The NT has no publicity or promotion here. So she's not really known. The player who is, Asjia O'Neal, is behind her in the lineup.... With Chiaka leaving, it opens the door to allowing Asjia to step into the limelight. Sure the level of play will drop with the switch, but there's a much bigger opportunity to get eye balls on the league from an American perspective. (the same case will be if a libero leaves and gets replaced by Lexi Rodriguez).
So it might be "bad" in terms of how foreigners view the league, but their dollars aren't the ones that LOVB is after anyways. (if that makes sense).
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Display MoreI don't have any inside information but this is my point of view.
It was a coup to get Chiaka in the first place (she's in her prime). She held all of the leverage as to get whatever benefits "founding athletes" have, but only a one year contract. She gets her American rendezvous while Vakif gets itself sorted out.
LOVB gets the benefits of having her help establish the league. They can part ways after one season fulfilling both what they wanted to do.
But in terms of image, to the people who are putting their dollars into buying tickets/watching on American TV, Chiaka doesn't move any needle. Americans (the ones whose $$ matters) dont know Chiaka, they dont have a relationship with her. Her time in the NCAA was before the volleyball boom. The NT has no publicity or promotion here. So she's not really known. The player who is, Asjia O'Neal, is behind her in the lineup.... With Chiaka leaving, it opens the door to allowing Asjia to step into the limelight. Sure the level of play will drop with the switch, but there's a much bigger opportunity to get eye balls on the league from an American perspective. (the same case will be if a libero leaves and gets replaced by Lexi Rodriguez).
So it might be "bad" in terms of how foreigners view the league, but their dollars aren't the ones that LOVB is after anyways. (if that makes sense).
What's a founding athlete? I saw that under Kelsey's name too on lovb's site
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what about cuttino ?
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What's a founding athlete? I saw that under Kelsey's name too on lovb's site
no idea. I assume it means they get paid more and maybe have an equity stake in the league.
what about cuttino ?
She's going to Japan. She's not one of the "founding athlete" people.
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I don't have any inside information but this is my point of view.
It was a coup to get Chiaka in the first place (she's in her prime). She held all of the leverage as to get whatever benefits "founding athletes" have, but only a one year contract. She gets her American rendezvous while Vakif gets itself sorted out.
LOVB gets the benefits of having her help establish the league. They can part ways after one season fulfilling both what they wanted to do.
But in terms of image, to the people who are putting their dollars into buying tickets/watching on American TV, Chiaka doesn't move any needle. Americans (the ones whose $$ matters) dont know Chiaka, they dont have a relationship with her. Her time in the NCAA was before the volleyball boom. The NT has no publicity or promotion here. So she's not really known. The player who is, Asjia O'Neal, is behind her in the lineup.... With Chiaka leaving, it opens the door to allowing Asjia to step into the limelight. Sure the level of play will drop with the switch, but there's a much bigger opportunity to get eye balls on the league from an American perspective. (the same case will be if a libero leaves and gets replaced by Lexi Rodriguez).
So it might be "bad" in terms of how foreigners view the league, but their dollars aren't the ones that LOVB is after anyways. (if that makes sense).
This is a point of view that, as a European, I obviously did not consider and fit the situation perfectly ...
no idea. I assume it means they get paid more and maybe have an equity stake in the league.
Lovb made them filter very little about how their contracts are structured and no player has ever said it (maybe they have a non-disclosure agreement)...
Among the lines of what we read it seems to understand that at least some of the Founding Athletes have an equity stake in the league...
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This is a point of view that, as a European, I obviously did not consider and fit the situation perfectly ...
Lovb made them filter very little about how their contracts are structured and no player has ever said it (maybe they have a non-disclosure agreement)...
Among the lines of what we read it seems to understand that at least some of the Founding Athletes have an equity stake in the league...
they do.