Górnik Zabrze won STS Polish Cup and Polish Vice-Championship. Marcel Łubik leaves the club and joins Wisła Kraków. Did Górnik Zabrze benefit from cooperation with Łubik? Łubik spent the entire 2025/26 season in Zabrze. According to Sofascore's average ratings, he was 14th among the 17 regular goalkeepers in the league. He recorded 10 clean sheets, but only 62 successful interventions - one of the lowest results in the league. He made 3 mistakes that resulted in a goal. Without further ado, he did his job, but also had some promising matches. Personally, I think that if he were replaced by any other goalkeeper in Ekstraklasa, the result would be similar. Such cooperation could have made sense if Górnik Zabrze had treated Łubik as a project. He made a few mistakes, but he will learn from them. He is young, he will develop, and then he will be great. The problem is that Górnik never had control. He promoted a German club's goalkeeper and then simply lost him. The search for a specific goalkeeper did not end with Łubik's loan. It was a temporary measure. Without beating around the bush, I think that Łubik benefited a lot from playing in Zabrze. Górnik - did not necessarily benefit from cooperation with this particular player. Especially from a business point of view. In the corridors, there are various rumors and speculations. I do not believe that Wisła Kraków paid a higher salary than Górnik Zabrze. It was probably a matter of a better clause for Augsburg. There is also a suggestion that at Roosevelt, they wanted to buy the goalkeeper, but at a reasonable price. Augsburg would like to gain a lot at a low cost. Polish clubs are playing them, promoting them, and increasing their market value. The German club will only accept a transfer when a satisfactory offer appears. Maybe in Zabrze, they understood what I clearly pointed out before. Such a model is senseless for a club that wants to develop. Górnik Zabrze, competing in European cups, can outplay the goalkeeper and then sell him for a profit. Maybe in the club, there is already a candidate to replace Łubik, and if not, it's worth looking at the candidacy of Marcel Lotka. 25-year-old Pole after Fortuna Düsseldorf's relegation is looking for a new employer. He may be available for free. He is linked to Energie Cottbus, but it seems obvious that the prospects of playing for a top Ekstraklasa club would be attractive to him. Available 'at a low price', still with a sales perspective. Górnik Zabrze, consider this option. Of course, Lotka is not the same player as Łubik, but he could be a good solution in a situation where the club does not want to engage in another loan of a German goalkeeper.
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Górnik Zabrze: Marcel Łubik Departure and Next Step
Górnik Zabrze won STS Polish Cup and Polish Vice-Championship. Marcel Łubik leaves the club and joins Wisła Kraków. Did Górnik Zabrze benefit from cooperation with Łubik?
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