NK Varaždin has started preparations for the spring season with 24 players at the first training session, and three more will join later. Sports director and coach Nikola Šafarić has the task of preparing the team for the new part of the season. New names in the dressing room are Ivan Canjuga and Gregor Sikošek, who played for Gorica and Maribor. The first six days of preparation will be held in Varaždin, where they will play a friendly match against Sesvete. After that, they will go to Dubai, where they will complete the central part of the preparations and play three friendly matches. The list of Varaždin players at the preparations has been published, and it includes Oliver Zelenika, Sven Lesjak, Vane Jovanov, and others. Nikola Šafarić will have to find the right combination of players for the new part of the season. Iuri Tavares, Ivan Mamut, and Mario Mladenovski will join the team later. Varaždin will play matches against FC Kairat, Al Ittifaq, and one more opponent, which will be announced later. The team is ready to start the new part of the season, and the fans are eagerly waiting to see how they will perform.