Wisła Struggles with Champions League Preparations
21st July 2008
Hopes are not high for Wisła Krakow ending Poland’s decade-long absence from football’s Champions League this season, with financing troubles and the departure of several key players crippling the club’s preparations for qualifying that starts within weeks.
Wisła have already seen centre-midfielder Dariusz Dudka leave for Auxerre in a 2.5 million euro deal earlier this summer. Striker Radosław Matusiak has also ended a spell on loan to the club and he is expected to be followed out by international centre-half Adam Kokoszka, who is set on finding a new club in Italy.Hopes are not high for Wisła Krakow ending Poland’s decade-long absence from football’s Champions League this se ...
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